C15 brakes

[Bob Carriere]

Do not despair parts are all there.....

Mac Auto in upper NY has the famous rear axle seals.... actually listed as for a Ford 1 1/2 ton axle.... get the bigger one 4.59 inch

Wheel cyl. are listed in the parts section of the restoration section Wagners..... part numbers are still good .... Brian Ashbury still has NOS outer rear axle seals which some do not bother replacing.

If you can afford it.... have your Ford shoes relined.... yes they should be marked FORD in script. After spending all that money the last thing you need is sloppy brake. Around her I asked for glued lining.... they told me that in Ontario on antique vehicle they require rivets at the leading and training edge since most vehicles only get limited driving and lining can become seperated...????

Master cyl.,,,,, some have a brass sleeve inside... which precludes heavy rusting..... they can be cleaned up well if you build your own buffing tool using 1 1/2 inch round circles of medium grit 3M pads mounted centrally on a piec of threaded rod.... insert rod in drillpress and voila..... then get a kit and re-assemble.... the Cadillac way is to get it resleeved (especially the steel ones) with Stainless steel..... ususally comes with a lifetime guarantee.....

Using an Industrial bearing place I have been able to find 99.9% of all seals, bearings and races for axle and tranfer case...exception for the outer rear axle seal..... they do a tremendous job of measuring the old part and doing a search by dimensions both ID and OD and come up with modern part number, brand,equivalents.....

Patience pays off.....

If you need something special come on back with the ???

Bob C.