Hi all, I posted about getting some help with a few things and got some advice to post lots of pics. Car is new to me and I’m new to early fords. I’ve got to stand on the brakes to stop and looking for direction. I did find a wire loose while under the car, not sure that has anything to with it (last pic)…. Any direction or ideas?
No , wire only looks to be for brake light. You might want to change the brake switch to a OEM Harley Davidson.. cheap ones known to leak & blow out.. I use a micro switch , No fluid style . I can not remember Those might be later then 40 style Someone will chime in to verify. There a procedure to adjusting 40 style brakes you need to adjust both shoes to the drum , each shoe has its owen ajustment, you might need to arch shoe to make correct contact to drum. Shoes will show if not making close to 3/4 contact , ( cir***ference) You also need to pre load brake peddle with 30-40 pound weight before adjustment . I hung weight on brake pedal from under neath while adjusting shoes. Wants done correct you will not have to stand on the brake pedal
The mount and linkage to adapt the master cylinder looks to be well made. However, the linkage may not result in a proper pedal ratio. You will need to measure the lever arm lengths and calculate the resulting pedal ratio. It should be about 6 to 1. Less than that will make the brake pedal require too much force.
This is one of the Gene Hetland cars right? When was it built and how much use has it had? Brake hyd systems do not react well to long term storage . It is very possible that all that is needed here is to rebuild the wheel cylinders. Have you had the drums off and peeled back the dust boots on the wheel cylinders to look for corrosion???
Yes, it was a Hetland car. That’s next when I get some time over the next couple days I’ll pull them. Thanks!
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