Crossed brake lines?
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Crossed brake lines?
Recently purchased old worn out 1968 F100 Ranger. Did brake work on it and when I was bleeding the front drum brakes noticed the small reservoir on the master cylinder being the one that lost fluid. I thought the large one was for front brakes on vehicles. The brake lines coming directly off the master cylinder down to where they are attached to the steering gear box are crossed. Anyone able to tell me for sure if I am correct on the front brakes running off the small reservoir or large one?
Note, even though new brakes all the way around and front shoes on front are adjusted, truck is alot of effort to stop. I drive a big Rig and fully loaded with close to 80,000 pound gross weight would stop faster than this pickup.
Note, even though new brakes all the way around and front shoes on front are adjusted, truck is alot of effort to stop. I drive a big Rig and fully loaded with close to 80,000 pound gross weight would stop faster than this pickup.
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If it has drums all the way around, it doesn't matter too much which reservoir it's off of. The larger reserve is for disk brakes, too keep from sucking in air when the fluid fills the caliper.
Does it have manual brakes or power brakes?
Using a power brake master without a booster will cause issues like that, as will glazed drums.
Does it have manual brakes or power brakes?
Using a power brake master without a booster will cause issues like that, as will glazed drums.
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Manual drum brakes all the way around. Think someone put the wrong master cylinder on it? The big reservoir is the one closest to the firewall. Sitting still in the yard truck has good strong high pedal, get going down the road and try to stop you will be pushing hard as you can taking pedal 50% of the way down just stopping normally. When adjusting drum brakes how much should I tighten the up? I never have really worked on drum brakes that much.
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With the tires clear of the ground, adjust the shoes until they just touch the drums, but don't really increase resistance of the wheels spinning. I like to spin the wheel, and adjust until I hear the shoes scuffing on the drums, then just a hair more.
Make sure the drums aren't glazed. If they are nice and shiny inside, resurface or replace.
Make sure the drums aren't glazed. If they are nice and shiny inside, resurface or replace.
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New brake lining has to be seated or broke in before they stop better. In the old day in the shop 40+ yrs ago we would adjust it as lightly spinn wheel til it locked up then backed it off 5 click with out self adjuster..City driving then 300- 500 miles to seat when customer retuned to readjust ..my 2cents
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