The Ford Barn

fins2nv · 01-04-2015, 03:41 PM

I have been trying to figure out my problem again today to no avail. Like I said before, everything worked great before I pulled the tranny and rearend.

However, I just looked at new rods that run from the pedal to the cross shaft at Snyder's, Mac's and Bratton's and noticed a big difference between those and mine. They all have a large circular piece at the end of the shaft that pushes in the brake light switch plunger. My rod does not have that. My rod is just flared out a tiny little bit at the end of the shaft. Why doesn't my pedal rod have the large circular piece? I sure don't know. How did it operate before without it? I don't know. Was the piece there before and it broke off and got swept into the garbage? I don't know.

But, it appears to me that if I order a new pedal rod I should be in business again. Obviously there is not enough contact area on the end of my pedal rod to have it hold on the switch plunger.

01-04-2015, 03:41 PM	#13
fins2nv Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 73	Re: Stumped by brake pedal I have been trying to figure out my problem again today to no avail. Like I said before, everything worked great before I pulled the tranny and rearend. However, I just looked at new rods that run from the pedal to the cross shaft at Snyder's, Mac's and Bratton's and noticed a big difference between those and mine. They all have a large circular piece at the end of the shaft that pushes in the brake light switch plunger. My rod does not have that. My rod is just flared out a tiny little bit at the end of the shaft. Why doesn't my pedal rod have the large circular piece? I sure don't know. How did it operate before without it? I don't know. Was the piece there before and it broke off and got swept into the garbage? I don't know. But, it appears to me that if I order a new pedal rod I should be in business again. Obviously there is not enough contact area on the end of my pedal rod to have it hold on the switch plunger.