BRAKE HELP
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BRAKE HELP
hey fuys i know this has probably been asked 10 million times. i hae a 51 f1 and i have my flathead getting ready to go to the shop. where do i need to begin and what do i need to do with my brakes?
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all of that need to be replaced? i was planning on wiping it and doing new master. new metal lines. all new flex lines. new drums. new pads. but i dont want to spend that kind of money now if i dont have to.
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My metal lines where rusted so I replaced them. You can get a whole roll of it for $20. Cut and flare them your self. Autozone will lone you the tool. Your going to need a double flare tool. The flex lines I got on eBay for a little of nothing. The wheel cylinders are less then $10 at orally's auto parts. Come to think of it orally's would most likely have all of it. I got a lot of parts for my 52 there. Shoes and drums, if they look ok use them. the way these trucks are set up, if you spring a leak anywhere in the system your going to lose all braking. So that's why I said new plumbing and cylinders and make sure your parking brake works for back up. No brakes= no fun lol
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He's right. 10 bucks says that if you take the caps off one of your wheel cylinders right now, it will look like the sahara desert inside. Master cylinder all the way to the shoes (no pads on these things) and everything in between. You MIGHT be able to re-use your drums and the springs, less likely the adjusters. Like I said, it's not cheap to just get one rolling and stopping. Advance has your master cylinder (1" bore) for about half or less than places like Dennis Carpenter, etc. want for it.
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It's pretty hard to beat the price for factory-made replacement lines, already the correct length, correct fittings, and factory flared (do you really want to learn on your brake system?!) $50 a set at Dennis Carpenter.
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I agree with Ross. Get pre-made if at all possible. By the time you buy the other stuff and rent the double flaring tool, you're money ahead. Even if you don't buy them, that page in the Dennis Carpenter catalog can help you out a lot. They have the actual lengths of each line printed.
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Well heck fire!! You got it made then!! Talk about NO shipping costs. Bending the lines is the easy part. The parts stores have a little half circle bending tool that can help. When you take your old lines off, try not to bend them any more or break them. That way you can use them as a pattern for bending the new lines. Don't forget your three retaining clips (one for each front line and one for the frame where the hard line goes into the flex line on the back).
