The Ford Barn

cas3 · 01-05-2018, 11:35 PM

no need for books, pay no attention to all that nonsense folks have been telling you here, just add a couple bolts to take up the slop

Mart · 01-06-2018, 04:06 AM

Ooh! Gnarly.

David J · 01-06-2018, 08:51 AM

This guy had a different approach . That's the car they were in .

34pickup · 01-06-2018, 09:17 AM

Don't you just love those "farmer fixes"?

Brendan · 01-06-2018, 09:29 AM

i bet it was a pain to twist the rods!

richard crow · 01-06-2018, 09:46 AM

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was that car stored on the bottom of the ocean

RalphM · 01-06-2018, 10:27 AM

Speaking of quick fixes to brakes, I know it’s not early Ford, but I had to laugh when I saw this one!

Admiral · 01-06-2018, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by David J

This guy had a different approach . That's the car they were in .

If you didn't share a photo of those twisted brake rods I would have never believed you... What a mess!

tubman · 01-06-2018, 12:27 PM

Love the way that car looks; the brake rods, not so much.

1937sedandelivery · 01-06-2018, 12:42 PM

Until I recently purchased an old rust bucket 37, I had never seen this method of "adjusting" brakes. Apparently, it was legit.
Gregg

tubman · 01-06-2018, 12:51 PM

They currently sell something that works with that principle at most auto parts stores that are used on emergency brake cables. It's a hell of a lot easier and cheaper than replacing the cable. I put one on a friends old Ranger pickup and it worked fine. Don't know about using them on the service brakes, though.

neech · 01-14-2018, 03:46 PM

These remind me of a story I heard at the 1st service station I worked at. A customer came in and asked to borrow a hammer because he was having brake trouble. He crawled under the car for a few minutes and banged around then returned the hammer. He got in the and proceeded to drive away, he didn't stop until he was in the ditch across the street. When asked what happened he said "my brake line was leaking so I pounded it shut, I don't know why it didn't work, it worked fine the other 3 times I did it."

RalphM · 01-14-2018, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by neech

These remind me of a story I heard at the 1st service station I worked at. A customer came in and asked to borrow a hammer because he was having brake trouble. He crawled under the car for a few minutes and banged around then returned the hammer. He got in the and proceeded to drive away, he didn't stop until he was in the ditch across the street. When asked what happened he said "my brake line was leaking so I pounded it shut, I don't know why it didn't work, it worked fine the other 3 times I did it."

Seen that done before!
Pretty scary, but it might get you home. I’ll bet it’s in the Army field expedient manual

cas3 · 01-14-2018, 07:08 PM

i thought thats what vise grips are for

41panelmark · 01-17-2018, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by RalphM

Speaking of quick fixes to brakes, I know it’s not early Ford, but I had to laugh when I saw this one!

Wow, never seen that before, DOT nightmare for sure.

01-06-2018, 04:06 AM	#2
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,750	Re: i'll bet you thought you knew how to adjust brakes Ooh! Gnarly.

01-06-2018, 09:17 AM	#4
34pickup Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Huntsville Al Posts: 1,526	Re: i'll bet you thought you knew how to adjust brakes Don't you just love those "farmer fixes"? __________________ Matt 24:36-41

01-06-2018, 09:29 AM	#5
Brendan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: At my kitchen table in Santa Rosa, Ca Posts: 2,903	Re: i'll bet you thought you knew how to adjust brakes i bet it was a pain to twist the rods! __________________ If it would have been a snake it would have bit ya! i can't spell my way out of a paper bag!

01-06-2018, 09:46 AM	#6
richard crow Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,770	Re: i'll bet you thought you knew how to adjust brakes Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) was that car stored on the bottom of the ocean

01-06-2018, 12:27 PM	#9
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,316	Re: i'll bet you thought you knew how to adjust brakes Love the way that car looks; the brake rods, not so much.

01-06-2018, 12:51 PM	#11
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,316	Re: i'll bet you thought you knew how to adjust brakes They currently sell something that works with that principle at most auto parts stores that are used on emergency brake cables. It's a hell of a lot easier and cheaper than replacing the cable. I put one on a friends old Ranger pickup and it worked fine. Don't know about using them on the service brakes, though.

01-14-2018, 03:46 PM	#12
neech Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 1	Re: i'll bet you thought you knew how to adjust brakes These remind me of a story I heard at the 1st service station I worked at. A customer came in and asked to borrow a hammer because he was having brake trouble. He crawled under the car for a few minutes and banged around then returned the hammer. He got in the and proceeded to drive away, he didn't stop until he was in the ditch across the street. When asked what happened he said "my brake line was leaking so I pounded it shut, I don't know why it didn't work, it worked fine the other 3 times I did it."

01-14-2018, 07:08 PM	#14
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,573	Re: i'll bet you thought you knew how to adjust brakes i thought thats what vise grips are for