emergency brake tube
 

anyone replace the emergency brake tube (on rear backing plates) on a '46 ford brakes? on my backing plates they are bent and rusted out.

Re: emergency brake tube
 

Check reply #10 on this thread. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...65#post1548765

Re: emergency brake tube
 

Easy fix; cut the old one out and weld in a replacement. Clings list replacement tubes; on the other hand they are simple to make out hydraulic tubing.

Re: emergency brake tube
 

I've done two sets of rear '39-'48 backing plates with E brake tubes that I made from a section of 1/2" diameter steel tubing. This was about 10 years ago, so I have forgotten some of the details. I can remember forming the new tubes to be as close as possible to an original tube mounted in a backing plate that happened to be in very good condition. After forming them, I brazed them back in place on backing plates. Worked well for me.

I also recall that someone had posted on this forum where these tubes were being reproduced by a well known early Ford V8 parts supplier.

Re: emergency brake tube
 

I asked the same question on this forum last year. got great answers. 1/2" tubing formed with tubing bender and flatten 1/2" lock washer and weld on outside end of tube to hold rubber boot.weld or braze onto backing plate. hard part is removing old tube.

Re: emergency brake tube
 

Home-brew tubes made as described above.

Re: emergency brake tube
 

thanks for the good information.
rer_239

Re: emergency brake tube
 

You can purchase 3' lengths of the exact diameter and wall thickness tubing from McMaster Carr.

Re: emergency brake tube
 

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Re: emergency brake tube
 

In case you don't want to fab them, Drake lists them also.