Thread: 39 Ford (Coast to Coast) Rebuild

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Well, today I really didn't get alot done. I ended up chucking the left axle into the lathe and machining .175 off of it. The axle fits into the housing now. Rt side was good.

After that I started researching brake kits. Greg, the owner really didn't like the way it stopped, and I agree. The pads and rotors were glazed pretty bad. I didn't measure pressures since we will be replacing everything, but I'm betting they were pretty low. When I removed the left axle, I noticed the 2 rear bolts would not come out due to the caliper bracket. After a quick measurement, I found the person who welded the brackets on had the left side .750 too close to the flange. I thought the caliper looked kinda strange the way it was sitting, I wish I had taken a picture. Either way, the brackets have to be cut off for the new brakes. Below is the picture of the bracket.