Those brackets do not look strong enough to hold up for 50 years. Once you get the bolts/nuts dissasembled and dissasemble the brake cylinder from the top of the rudder pedal, you can lean the assembly over and reach the cotter pin to remove the brackets from the brake cylinder. To inspect them you would have to remove the panel under the rudders.
It was great to be able to fly to the pancake breakfast at Granbury this morning
As we were all gathered around to hear the winning raffle numbers being called out the entertainment started
A guy in his P210 he bought Tuesday, and an IP came in and did their own pancake version wheels up right in front of all of us. I heard the comment that we have all heard, two types - those that have and those that will. I hate that statement
I especially dissagree on the version concering ground loops since the wheels are always down on the 170. Insurance goes up for all of us when an expensive plane like a P210 has serious prop strike, damage to the pressurized hull, etc. Ground loops and wheel up landings do not have to happen. Ooops, fell off my soap box and hurt my . . .
Called the local cessna parts place, Van-Bortels and got a real surprise. 
I am sure there will be someone there this evening to lay under the plane while I am inside the plane. The job is looking a lot easier the more I get in to it, but it is tight quarters working underneath the brake assemblies, but doable. The packages had models listed from 120's up thru 190's, I guess that was why it was so easy and affordable to purchase the brackets.
