Has anyone replaced the single piston wheel cylinders on a 1962 f100 with serial number after 260000 with duel piston wheel cylinders. I would like feedback on any performance issued caused by this modification.

 

You Might ask Garbz about it.. he had mentioned it before... I had wondered about it too!

 

From serial number 260,001 refers to 1962 F100 2WD only. The same single piston cylinders were also used in 1963 F100 2WD's.

Dual pistons: C1TZ-2061-A Right & C1TZ-2062-A Left ... Wheel Cylinders / Obsolete

Applications: 1961 F100 2WD, 1962 F100 2WD before serial number 260,001.
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Single pistons: C2TZ-2061-A Right & C2TZ-2062-A Left .. Wheel Cylinders / Obsolete

Applications: 1962 F100 2WD from serial number 260,001, 1963 F100 2WD.

 

Just add the extra wheel cylinder pin and new hardware also add a self adjusting kit. Use 61 62 or 64 wheel Cylinders. You may be able to use later 65 to 72 but pay attention to the depth of the inverted flare in the later units as they are a shallower bore.

The single action was a bean counting measure. Brake action will measurably improve by using dual acting units.

On a side note i removed from a 72 Explorer today while converting to discs a set of three inch brakes, backing plate and drum. Will install these later on a 65 along with a re-pipe for a dual master.

Garbz

 

So the dual pin will mate up with the backing plate? Or is there a bit of modification involved? I don't recall, it has been a while since I was in there. Or is it the same plate or similar to the one on the rear?

 

I had already replaced the single piston wheel cylinder with the duel and had no problem mounting them to the backing plate. I haven't had the chance to test it yet. I still have a few more things to take care of before putting it on the road. I really dont like having a single reservoir master cylinder and plan to change that as well.

 

Thanks For that Boredom.. I have a CPP dual Master Cylinder/vacuum Booster, which has plenty of push and the dual Reservoirs... I am glad to hear that the Dual Pistons are an easy swap... I added the CPP unit three years ago, in place of the stock single Cyl Master, that had inner fender mounted Booster. My truck is a 64, and that conversion took about two hours to complete, most of the time was spent separating the front and rear lines into two separate systems... which actually was quite easy at the TEE. The CPP unit was around $300 I love how responsive it is.

 

I replaced the wheel cylinders with exact replacement parts from NAPA. Love to shop NAPA as they seem to be only mass-market parts suppliers that know/are able to obtain much more than stuff packaged in cellophane and motor oil.

 

While I'm converting my '65 F-350 to power/dual MC, I'd like to add dual-piston fronts also... I should be able to find a dual wheel cylinder that fits at any chain store, but where do you get the "pins"?
thanks.

 

Junk Yard!

 

When I purchased my '63 twenty some years ago, the front wheel cylinders were shot. I didn't know any better and simply replaced them with '64 cylinders which bolted on without modification. Have not had any issues with them since.

Good Luck.

 

Ive been really busy but finally got it all tested. I took it back apart and added a self adjusting kit for a 64. Everything fit. The only thing I had to do was cut some slots in the backing plate for access to the adjuster. The original manual adjuster was toward the front of the truck on the driver side. Since I was using an adjusting kit for a 64 I set it up like the 64. I will put a duel reservoir master cylinder at some point. I thought the spings on the new emergency brake cables were too long but they work fine.
After hooking them up the sping laid next to the backing plate nicely. Thanks to everyone for their help. Theres a ton of knowledge here.
The shoes, self adjusting kits, hardware kits, and rear wheel cylinders came from OReillys. The front wheel cylinders and pins came from Napa.

 

I'm facing this challenge right now....

I'll try re-kitting it next week w/ a wheel cylinder sitting on the fender well ledge (where else do you put parts and tools?)

TNX guys!!!

 

Here's my thread detailing the brake job on my '63 F100, replacing the single-cylinder front cylinders with duals from a '64 model. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...questions.html