The Ford Barn

Bill G · 01-01-2018, 01:38 PM

I did mine at the end of August when it was over 100 for a few days. At least I didn't do it in July when it was even warmer and didn't cool down at night. My garage gets south and west exposure so I had to wait until night to do my brakes. Sweat streaming down my face trying to wipe it aside to see. I don't know which is worse. A hot, sweaty situation or a cold one. Frankly, I would prefer hot. I have poor circulation and cold does not work well for me. My knees are OK but my back is messed up. Oh, the joys of working on these cars! If we didn't have these things to complain about, it would be our wives or kids or something. Just think of the service we are doing to our families and fellow men by taking our frustrations out on Model A brakes!

wingski · 01-01-2018, 02:57 PM

Bill, if you look on page 42 of the owner’s manual, you’ll see the picture of the rear brake in figure 28. The alignment of the e-brake shoe and lever is sure different from the way mine looks. The way the e-brake shoe fits on the plate, and the position of the bar where the two ends of the e-brake shoe come together is not where mine is. The control lever for the e-brake shoe is down in fig. 28, where mine are up. I can’t see any way those levers can be turned so they’re down instead of up.

What am I missing?

Mike

Bill G · 01-01-2018, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by wingski

Bill, if you look on page 42 of the owner’s manual, you’ll see the picture of the rear brake in figure 28. The alignment of the e-brake shoe and lever is sure different from the way mine looks. The way the e-brake shoe fits on the plate, and the position of the bar where the two ends of the e-brake shoe come together is not where mine is. The control lever for the e-brake shoe is down in fig. 28, where mine are up. I can’t see any way those levers can be turned so they’re down instead of up.

What am I missing?

Mike

Your e-brake carriers are on the wrong side. Just swap the e-brake carriers.

jb-ob · 01-01-2018, 09:33 PM

Wingski,

Find a club member with a rear axle half that you can borrow. Stand it on the banjo end or lock it down in a vice and assemble your backing plates either sitting or standing.

Attaching the finished backing plate to your axle will require some creativity to catch that last bolt but less time annoying dem knees.

Best, JB

01-01-2018, 01:38 PM	#1
Bill G Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Walla Walla, WA Posts: 1,062	Re: levers and knees I did mine at the end of August when it was over 100 for a few days. At least I didn't do it in July when it was even warmer and didn't cool down at night. My garage gets south and west exposure so I had to wait until night to do my brakes. Sweat streaming down my face trying to wipe it aside to see. I don't know which is worse. A hot, sweaty situation or a cold one. Frankly, I would prefer hot. I have poor circulation and cold does not work well for me. My knees are OK but my back is messed up. Oh, the joys of working on these cars! If we didn't have these things to complain about, it would be our wives or kids or something. Just think of the service we are doing to our families and fellow men by taking our frustrations out on Model A brakes!

01-01-2018, 09:33 PM	#4
jb-ob Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 787	Re: levers and knees Wingski, Find a club member with a rear axle half that you can borrow. Stand it on the banjo end or lock it down in a vice and assemble your backing plates either sitting or standing. Attaching the finished backing plate to your axle will require some creativity to catch that last bolt but less time annoying dem knees. Best, JB