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11-10-2017, 04:50 PM | #1 |
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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.
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11-10-2017, 06:26 PM | #2 |
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Re: emergency brake tube
Check reply #10 on this thread. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...65#post1548765
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11-10-2017, 07:20 PM | #3 |
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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.
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11-10-2017, 07:46 PM | #4 |
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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.
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11-10-2017, 08:19 PM | #5 |
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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.
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11-10-2017, 09:37 PM | #6 |
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11-11-2017, 05:08 AM | #7 |
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Re: emergency brake tube
thanks for the good information.
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11-11-2017, 09:36 AM | #8 |
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Re: emergency brake tube
You can purchase 3' lengths of the exact diameter and wall thickness tubing from McMaster Carr.
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12-05-2018, 09:14 AM | #9 |
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12-05-2018, 12:44 PM | #10 |
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Re: emergency brake tube
In case you don't want to fab them, Drake lists them also.
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