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04-24-2017, 03:12 PM | #81 |
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Re: Taking a break for some brakes.
No probleemo, It will be interesting to see how these work compared to Dick's with FHT's floaters. I might go that way yet... we'll see. I have lower back troubles so about an hour and a half of this brake stuff is all I can do. Seems funny that all I accomplished today was turning a bolt two turns...
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04-24-2017, 04:35 PM | #83 |
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Was thinking about removing the muffler and brake cross shaft so I could get a better swing at the bolt... then it moved! Made my day.
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04-26-2017, 11:23 AM | #85 |
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The offending bolt is removed! The rear backing plate bolts looked pretty worn so I've ordered new ones, along with the radius rod bolt. I added a impact wrench to my tool chest, I don't have room for a large air compressor so I opted for the Ryobi cordless one. I have other Ryobi tools so I already had batteries. I could hardly turn this bolt with a 1/2 inch breaker bar, and this turned it no problem at all, would have saved me hours and many Advil.
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04-26-2017, 01:20 PM | #87 |
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My thoughts exactly
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04-26-2017, 06:49 PM | #89 |
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No wonder so many people build more than one A. You've already got all the tools... might as well!
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05-01-2017, 02:10 PM | #92 |
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The Saga continues...
I ordered new bolts for the rear backing plates while ordering the radius rod bolt. Also ordered new clevis' , from Berts because they ship fast. The clevis' were out of stock, did they warn me of that fact... no. Shipped the rest anyway. And the bolts are awful. The radius rod bolt is nearly chrome! Not a show car, so what. But the backing plate bolts are bad. One of the short ones is even a different thread, none of the long bolts threads are cleaned up after drilling for cotter. Its all going back. As my coupe sits there on the jack stands. Last edited by Art Newland; 05-01-2017 at 03:13 PM. Reason: spelling |
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Art,
I have a whole box full of hardware that I purchased from various reputable vendors. All were worse than reusing my old. Most were not even close to looking like the originals. I finally learned. Unfortunately the backing plate bolts are not standard. Hopefully you can find some good used ones. Hardware Sales should have the radius rod bolt. I found my clevises were still within specs. The clevis pins...not so much. Hopefully that's all you need and hopefully they are available.
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The short bolts on the rears won't tighten all the way. Can only assume they are stretched or worn at the head... maybe I should just make spacers?
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05-01-2017, 03:18 PM | #95 |
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Why not try these guys?....http://www.fordscript.com/
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That's a major bummer, Art. I got mine from Snyder's and did not see any obvious issues with them.
I ended up reusing my clevis and just replaced the pins. The replacement clevis would not thread up with my brake rods. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Art, are you sure you have the correct nuts. I noticed on my backing plates that the castle nuts on the rear didn't have the threads all the way thru, the stopped ~1/8" from the end, allowing the bolt shoulder to go into the nut.
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My old and new do have the last threads relieved a bit on the end. Bert's is taking back the new ones, no problem. Bert's is going to check the rest of their stock for irregularity. My drivers side will tighten down, passenger will not. They are severely worn, probably weren't tightened down properly.
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