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09-21-2010, 07:59 PM | #21 | |
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Re: Juice Brakes Model A
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I have no idea what it would cost to go back to original as none of the parts are here so its cost effective to 'stay the course'. I just Just got the wheel cylinders unfrozen. I welded in plugs to the backing plates and redrilled them because the holes were just 'egged' out to make them fit. Not the best installation methods were used. The backing plates on the front used what looks like a piston ring around the spindle edge for alignment. One of them is broken so I'm hoping to be able to just tack it together with the MIG so it can be one piece again so I don't have to mess with 2 pieces. Copper tubing was used instead of steel for the lines. The old guy was a good Ford Tractor mechanic and Tank mechanic during the Korean war when he was in Germany but probably didn't use the best judgement with his fabrication skills. |
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09-21-2010, 11:17 PM | #22 |
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Re: Juice Brakes Model A
What ever your personal flavor of stopping is, just be safe
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09-22-2010, 03:29 AM | #23 |
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09-22-2010, 04:22 PM | #24 |
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Re: Juice Brakes Model A
Good Post! My 30 T.S. has juice brakes with reversed backing plates. The Wheel Cyl is on the bottom. They're the 39-48 part. The wheel Cyls were frozen. To buy new ones it's $ 60-70 apiece,. so they're getting rebuilt. First thing you need is a brake Cyl hone, of which there aren't too many around. It's got to compress down to the 1" Dia of the small side of the 39-48 Cyl. This must be the only car ever made with two Diameter's in it's wheel cyls. Any suggestions?
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09-22-2010, 05:18 PM | #25 |
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Re: Juice Brakes Model A
Get a rod like a 1/4 or 3/8 even a drill bit wind some tap around it,Like masking tape ,3 turns ,then get some foam rubber about 1/4 thick and some 80 to 60 grit sand paper ,cut these 1/12 wide wind these around ante clock wise sandwiched all together till its at your thickness you want .Before the last two turns cut the tape so you have only foam & sand paper .The tape goes on the face of the sand paper .you can also use a 1/2 a socket on a small drive that fits in a drill wind the layers around that .You can use Kerosene as a lube but I think I would do it dry. Finnish with 400 or 240 grit ,Ted
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09-22-2010, 07:04 PM | #26 |
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12-04-2010, 10:48 PM | #27 |
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Re: Juice Brakes Model A
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...73#post4953173
I used this master cylinder mount..only one hole to drill..I really like it |
12-05-2010, 11:02 AM | #28 |
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Re: Juice Brakes Model A
If you not into machining, etc, consider http://www.mtcarproducts.com/. The kits are expensive but bolt on with everything included.
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12-05-2010, 12:37 PM | #29 |
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Re: Juice Brakes Model A
Here's a cheap way to install a Mustang MC (about $25 at NAPA) using the stock brake cross bar. I cut the clevis' off the ends, welded a new arm that pushes a cut down brake rod connected to the MC mounted under the passenger side. Easy to check the fluids, no extra holes to drill, uses the stock brake pedal. MC mounts on the cross member. Photo shows service brake cross bar modified to accuate the MC.
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12-05-2010, 04:22 PM | #30 |
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I would be a bit worried about the MC being so close to the exhaust system when mounted on the Passenger side as you have shown.
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12-05-2010, 05:32 PM | #31 |
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12-05-2010, 06:05 PM | #32 |
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Good to know.
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12-05-2010, 08:18 PM | #33 |
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if you really want to do it go with disc all the way around
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12-05-2010, 08:34 PM | #34 |
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