The Ford Barn

03-29-2005, 04:05 PM

O.K my drivers side front brake housing assembly came apart beautifully and the operating pin slid out downwards with no problems. Now I cannot seem to remove the front brake operating pin from the passenger side is there a special trick that I'm missing here? I've tried pulling it downward, unscrewing it, wiggling it and next I was going to beat on it but I knew that was not the answer although I felt like it. So what am I doing wrong????

03-29-2005, 08:20 PM

You mean the actuating rod inside the king pin/spindle pin is preventing you from removing the backing plate from the stub axle/spindle?

If so, disconnect brake rod actuator from the axle mounting & remove it from the kingpin/spindle pin & try again.

03-30-2005, 02:33 AM

Brian, that is exactly what I mean and I will try it tonight. But why did I not have to disconnect the brake rod actuator on the drivers side for the actuating rod inside the king pin just slid nicely out and when I reassembled the brakes they functioned just fine.

03-30-2005, 08:33 AM

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You were'nt holding your tongue right!

Possibly the adjuster was backed off further or the rod adjustment was looser?

Brian NZ

03-29-2005, 04:05 PM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	34 Ford Front Brakes O.K my drivers side front brake housing assembly came apart beautifully and the operating pin slid out downwards with no problems. Now I cannot seem to remove the front brake operating pin from the passenger side is there a special trick that I'm missing here? I've tried pulling it downward, unscrewing it, wiggling it and next I was going to beat on it but I knew that was not the answer although I felt like it. So what am I doing wrong????

03-29-2005, 08:20 PM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 34 Ford Front Brakes You mean the actuating rod inside the king pin/spindle pin is preventing you from removing the backing plate from the stub axle/spindle? If so, disconnect brake rod actuator from the axle mounting & remove it from the kingpin/spindle pin & try again.

03-30-2005, 02:33 AM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 34 Ford Front Brakes Brian, that is exactly what I mean and I will try it tonight. But why did I not have to disconnect the brake rod actuator on the drivers side for the actuating rod inside the king pin just slid nicely out and when I reassembled the brakes they functioned just fine.

03-30-2005, 08:33 AM	#4
Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 34 Ford Front Brakes Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) You were'nt holding your tongue right! Possibly the adjuster was backed off further or the rod adjustment was looser? Brian NZ