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sturgis 39 · 11-29-2011, 03:58 AM

A friend has a 36 Ford with mechanical brakes. Does the emergency brake apply the front and rear brakes or is something wrong?

Don Rogers · 11-29-2011, 05:15 AM

Both the brake pedal and the emergency brake lever operate the brake cross shaft mechanism, and that in turn operates both the front and rear brakes.

sturgis 39 · 11-29-2011, 08:58 AM

Thanks for the drawing.

sturgis 39 · 04-05-2012, 11:14 AM

Will the wide five brake drums from a 36 work on a 39 Ford with wide five drums with hydraulic brakes.

Bruce Lancaster · 04-05-2012, 11:40 AM

Front drum has wrong offset to swap with '37-9, rear drum was replaced in service by '37-9 so it probably swaps fine the other way too.

fryguy · 06-26-2012, 09:42 AM

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Bruce, how about the front wide five drums from 37-39 are they interchangable as well? Say a wide five front drum from a mechanical 37 and a wide five drum from a 39 juice, can they be swapped? How about the shoes?

Fryguy

Bruce Lancaster · 06-26-2012, 09:51 AM

'37-9 drums are interchangeable, both front ones and rears fit mech and hydraulics.
'37-9 rears are the service replacement for '36 rear, and the '37-9 front would be what you want when converting a '36.
Shoes would be different from hydraulic...entirely different brake design in there.

fryguy · 07-01-2012, 10:32 AM

Thanks Bruce for taking the time, this helps immensely

11-29-2011, 03:58 AM	#1
sturgis 39 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lead. South Dakota Posts: 963	1936 Ford Mechanical Brakes A friend has a 36 Ford with mechanical brakes. Does the emergency brake apply the front and rear brakes or is something wrong? __________________ IF IT CAN NOT BE FIXED WITH BLASTING WIRE, JB WELD OR DUCT TAPE ---IT CAN NOT BE FIXED Do not get me started on the stupidity of ethanol. I think one of the monitors is from Iowa and he will delete the thread.

11-29-2011, 08:58 AM	#3
sturgis 39 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lead. South Dakota Posts: 963	Re: 1936 Ford Mechanical Brakes Thanks for the drawing. __________________ IF IT CAN NOT BE FIXED WITH BLASTING WIRE, JB WELD OR DUCT TAPE ---IT CAN NOT BE FIXED Do not get me started on the stupidity of ethanol. I think one of the monitors is from Iowa and he will delete the thread.

04-05-2012, 11:14 AM	#4
sturgis 39 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lead. South Dakota Posts: 963	Re: 1936 Ford Mechanical Brakes Will the wide five brake drums from a 36 work on a 39 Ford with wide five drums with hydraulic brakes. __________________ IF IT CAN NOT BE FIXED WITH BLASTING WIRE, JB WELD OR DUCT TAPE ---IT CAN NOT BE FIXED Do not get me started on the stupidity of ethanol. I think one of the monitors is from Iowa and he will delete the thread.

04-05-2012, 11:40 AM	#5
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: 1936 Ford Mechanical Brakes Front drum has wrong offset to swap with '37-9, rear drum was replaced in service by '37-9 so it probably swaps fine the other way too.

06-26-2012, 09:42 AM	#6
fryguy Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Coventry, Pa Posts: 52	Re: 1936 Ford Mechanical Brakes Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Bruce, how about the front wide five drums from 37-39 are they interchangable as well? Say a wide five front drum from a mechanical 37 and a wide five drum from a 39 juice, can they be swapped? How about the shoes? Fryguy

06-26-2012, 09:51 AM	#7
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: 1936 Ford Mechanical Brakes '37-9 drums are interchangeable, both front ones and rears fit mech and hydraulics. '37-9 rears are the service replacement for '36 rear, and the '37-9 front would be what you want when converting a '36. Shoes would be different from hydraulic...entirely different brake design in there.

07-01-2012, 10:32 AM	#8
fryguy Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Coventry, Pa Posts: 52	Re: 1936 Ford Mechanical Brakes Thanks Bruce for taking the time, this helps immensely