Has anyone purchased the cheap wheel cylinders for effies on ebay? (Four for $48.50). I need em but I am sceptical they might be junk. Thanks.

 

I haven't but I am pretty sure I saw a set of 4 in LMC for around $70, not much more for a qualified source.

 

I just purchased some from job lots for a F6 44.00 each for rears.

Rebuild kit from Napa $9.00. I rebuilt the rear after honing them. The front were very pitted so I bought new ones.

 

I bought new, complete cylinders for the front for my '49 F-1 paneltruck from NAPA for $11 and the rears for $16-18, I don't know why the back were more, suppose they're a little larger. They worked out about the same as the eBay cylinders, probably less with the shipping. I was able to get them from my local NAPA so if I have problem I can go back and rattle their cage.

JobLot has a brand new kit for the larger trucks consisting of all four wheel cylinders, master cylinder and the three hoses for $250.

 

Napa could not get the wheel cylinders for my F6. The book says there not available. Could get the rebuild kits though

 

I'll have to look for those again, didn't see them in the catalog, I assume those include F3's? That is a hellova deal.

I found that deal in the autumn section, does anyone know if the kit that says it fits '39-'50 3/4 tons will fit my early build '51 F3. I assume it says to '50 since they changed the E brakes mid year and the rear drums got smaller. Since mine are bigger I assume the '39-'50 will work.

 

I purchased a front pair 3 years ago so I could drive the truck 30 miles home. I then decided to go with Disc on the front. If your truck uses the same size as a 51F1 front, and you want them PM me you pay shipping and they are yours.

 

1951/52 F3 Rear Wheel Cylinders: 1D-2261-A Right / 1D-2262-A Left (Same as F2) Book makes no ref to early 1951 inre the the cylinders.


Size is 1 1/8"

The w/c kits are: 91T-2221 [91T = 1939 part number prefix for a truck] Cars are 91A.

 

Cheap+Brakes= Bad things.
If you can't afford good quality Basic Safety items for your vehicle please PM me with your location. I'll mark it on my Don't Go There Map.

 

The brake kit that Job Lot sells, at least the one I mentioned, is for the larger trucks, F-4 through F-6. I would assume they might have the same kind of deal for the smaller trucks. I talked to a guy at Job Lot last summer, if I remember correctly, he told me that the big truck package is actually for 1948-50 and '52, '51 had a different wheel cylinder in the front, one is something like 1 3/8" and the is 1 1/4", not sure. He said you can't find a rebuild kit for the '51 but you can use the complete front cylinders from the other years. I could be off on the year a little but it doesn't really matter.

As far as the F-2, all four wheel cylinders are the same as the F-1 rears except they criss-cross; left front is the same as right rear and right front is the same as left rear.

 

This section in the paper flyer Says its for everything from 1/2 ton to 1.5 ton trucks, it is a list of about 4 different kits. I assumed since the early '51s have the larger rear drums like the previous years that a '50 kit would work. I sent an email to them and if I get time I will call and see if they have any ideas, it is kind of a PITA to tear into those brakes to measure stuff but I may have to.

 

I was just wondering if anyone ever bought the brake hoses from another eBayer from Argentina, his eBay name is luchonotahis . He sells a lot of brake parts for vintage vehicles. He also sells, on a regular basis, a set of three brake hoses for '48-52 trucks, both for the F-1s and for F-2 through F-6 for around $25, plus $10 shipping. He has a very good feedback rating, 99.8%. Currently he has a set of rear wheel cylinder kits for $10, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=200092165025

 

Hey Bob! Is that guy still selling brake hoses? I have not seen them listed lately.

 

He is continally selling brake hoses on eBay, but not always the one for the Ford trucks. He lists the Ford hose about every month or so.

 

LMC has sets of 4 for $79.95.