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Nickabocker · Post by **Nickabocker** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:35 am

ok I've been having brake troubles on my 67 for a bit and i finally thinking that the brake drums went bad replaced the front ones. The rear ones i haven't had a problem with yet anyways i replaced the drums and tightened the adjusting screw to where the shoes barely rub before they catch when brake is applied. So i got in to take it for a test drive and my brake light (the one that shines red down by the emergency brake releace thing, is still on and i can't figuar out why. so thats my first question WHY and then my scound question is my clutch was fine for awhile and then i got in to move the truck pushed it in and it didn't come up like it was surposed to. why is that?

Nick

ima71 trucks are older · Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:18 am

there was a thread on resetting the switch in the brake valve.
Basicly you need to loosen the line on the side that didn't fail and apply a little brake pressure to recenter the switch

Nickabocker · Post by **Nickabocker** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:20 am

alrighty anyone know about the clutch?

nick

FLATBEDFORD · Post by **FLATBEDFORD** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:25 pm

I gave up and unplugged the wire for the brake warning light.

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:36 pm

The switch sould reset itself if all is working right. I would remove the switch fron the distibution block and shoot a little WD-40 in there and make sure that slider is working.

The clutch soulds unrelated. It sounds like the bushings in the peddle are going bad and causing it to bind a little.

Nickabocker · Post by **Nickabocker** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:29 pm

k I'm confused again i just replaced the drums as everyone knows and i did everything to the breaks that i was supposed to but it still leaks! i have a puddle coming out of the drum and can't figurer out why! can anybody help me!

nick

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:58 pm

sounds like a lesking seal ot hte wheel cylinder.

Post by **FORDification** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:41 pm

rjewkes wrote:sounds like a lesking seal ot hte wheel cylinder.

I hate it when my seals lesk.

Your wheel cylinders are leaking. Did you rebuild the ones you had or replace them completely?

Nickabocker · Post by **Nickabocker** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:43 pm

rebuilt them but now i'm thinking to go get some brand new ones again and replace them!

nick

Post by **FORDification** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:46 pm

When you rebuilt them, did you hone the cylinders out?

Considering the low price of the complete cylinders, I'd just replace them rather than messing around with a rebuild. Not worth the effort anymore.

Nickabocker · Post by **Nickabocker** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:48 pm

no wasn't honed didn't think they needed them but oh well i will just replace them soon and just one more question how do i know what box my sterring box is?

nick

Post by **FORDification** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:09 pm

Nickabocker wrote:...one more question how do i know what box my sterring box is?
nick

It's that box-looking thing at the end of the steering column.

OH! You meant what KIND?

Is it power or manual? Since it's a '67, it should be a manual box, unless someone's installed a PS setup. The manual boxes were all Bendix. Bendix also made a power steering box for Ford for a couple years starting in '68, after than they went with the Saginaw box.

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