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So I still don't have the cash to complete the disc swap and the weather is no better, but this morning I noticed in the snowy driveway where the truck was, that the passenger front wheel cylinder is leaking badly. Now I knew something was going on and planned on inspecting it tomorrow, but now I know for sure. My issue is that no local shop has a replacement or at least they don't show they do. They all have rear wheel cylinders but not fronts. What gives? What's the functional difference between the two? Wanting to buy one today but their systems are acting like my truck is rear drum front disc instead of drum all the way around.
On a diagram I had saved, the OEM part number is shown at 2062 but that seems like a very short part number.
Anyone have a part number that has worked at a local auto parts store? Thanks for the help.
When I still had manual drums all the way around on my truck ('69 F100), I bought new front and rear wheel cylinders when I rebuilt the drum brakes on it. I bought the wheel cylinders from O'Reilly's.
Front wheel cylinder bore is 1-1/8" and the rear wheel cylinder bore is 7/8" (best I can remember).
When I still had manual drums all the way around on my truck ('69 F100), I bought new front and rear wheel cylinders when I rebuilt the drum brakes on it. I bought the wheel cylinders from O'Reilly's.
Front wheel cylinder bore is 1-1/8" and the rear wheel cylinder bore is 7/8" (best I can remember).
....if one wheel cylinder is bad, the other three probably aren't far behind since they've all actuated the same amount of times.
i was able to locate that part tonight and bought it, but I do find it odd that No local stores keep the front wheel cylinders. They all have rears cross referenced in their system and that's it.
I guess ill I'll find out tomorrow if this is the right one, or if this was a bust
I wish I were kidding but when I got up this morning and looked at the concrete and sure enough, the back drum is soaked and now I've got 2.... good grief. I guess this could have happened because 3 were doing the work of 4 and the increased load caused it to give it... ugh.
I wish I were kidding but when I got up this morning and looked at the concrete and sure enough, the back drum is soaked and now I've got 2.... good grief. I guess this could have happened because 3 were doing the work of 4 and the increased load caused it to give it... ugh.
Goes back to what I said in post #4 that if one wheel cylinder has gone bad, the other three wheel cylinders probably aren't far behind it, since they've all actuated the same number of times.
The good news is the wheel cylinders aren't expensive to replace.
Goes back to what I said in post #4 that if one wheel cylinder has gone bad, the other three wheel cylinders probably aren't far behind it, since they've all actuated the same number of times.
The good news is the wheel cylinders aren't expensive to replace.
2X. And I'll add the brake shoes prolly are wet from the leaking wheel cylinders. Which makes them slippery rather than having the friction necessary to slow down and stop the drums. It is impossible to get all the brake fluid back out of the shoes in this case. The friction material on brake shoes is as thirsty as dried concrete. So if they are wet they need to be replaced along with the new wheel cylinders. Buy some cheapie front brake shoes until you get the money saved up for the disc swap. Good brake shoes for the rear.
Brakes are your life......and maybe someone else's.
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