Service Procedures — Ford Bronco 1978-1979

Technical Reference

Member-uploaded diagrams & documents for this generation. AI-classified; community-verified where badged.

Service Procedures

• Battle Born Brakes Hydroboost Install Pg 4 - Bench Bleeding & Hose Routing Diagram
  This is page 4 of a Battle Born Brakes LLC installation instruction set (document code INST-01 SD Hydro) for a hydroboost (HydroBooster) brake conversion. It covers three procedures. First, master cylinder bench…
• Battle Born Brakes SD Hydro Install Page 3 - Booster Rod & Brake Line Plumbing
  This is page 3 of a Battle Born Brakes installation instruction sheet (document code INST-01 SD Hydro) covering a hydroboost/brake booster and master cylinder conversion. The page has two photo-illustrated sections…
• Battle Born Brakes SD Hydroboost Install Instructions Page 2 - Ford Bronco
  This is page 2 of a Battle Born Brakes installation instruction sheet (document code INST-01 SD Hydro) for a hydroboost/hydraulic brake booster conversion kit. The page covers two preparation topics plus the start of…
• 1979 Ford Bronco/F100-F350 Radio Circuit Troubleshooting & Wiring Diagram
  This is page 34 of a Ford factory-style electrical troubleshooting guide (filed as covering the 1979 Bronco and F100 through F350 trucks), covering the Radio circuit. The 'How the Circuit Works' section explains that…
• 1979 Ford Bronco/F100-F350 Brake & Transmission Vacuum Supply Troubleshooting
  This page, titled "Brake / Transmission Vacuum Supply," comes from a Ford truck reference manual (uploaded as page 46 of a 1979 Bronco/F100–F350 document set). It explains how the vacuum supply system works and how to…
• 1979 Ford Bronco F100-F350 Vacuum Systems Trouble-Shooting Guide & Tools
  This is page 44 of a Ford service reference document (album titled "1979 Bronco F100 through F350") introducing the Vacuum Systems section. It explains that vacuum trouble-shooting follows the same basic rules as…
• 1979 Ford Bronco/F100-F350 Heater & A/C System Component Location Diagram
  This page (page 39) is from a Ford truck electrical/vacuum reference covering the Heater/Air Conditioning System and Deluxe Heater. It addresses two subsystems: the blower system (electrical) and the controls system…
• 1979 Ford Bronco F100-F350 Windshield Wiper/Washer Circuit Troubleshooting
  This page (page 36) from a Ford electrical troubleshooting guide covers the Windshield Wiper/Washer circuit, apparently for 1979 Ford Bronco and F100–F350 trucks based on the album set. It explains how the circuit…
• 1979 Ford Bronco/F100-F350 Radio Circuit Troubleshooting & Wiring Diagram
  This is page 34 of a Ford service/trouble-shooting reference covering the Radio circuit for 1979 Bronco and F100 through F350 trucks. The "How the Circuit Works" section explains that when the ignition switch is in RUN…
• 1979 Ford Bronco F100-F350 Accessory Systems Component Locations - Radio, Wiper
  This page (page 32) is from a 1979 Ford Bronco / F100-through-F350 truck electrical reference document. It introduces the 'Accessory Systems' section, which covers the AM/FM and CB radio, standard and intermittent…
• 1979 Ford Bronco/F100-F350 Fuel & Temperature Gauge Troubleshooting Diagram
  This is page 30 of a Ford factory-style trouble-shooting guide covering the 1979 Bronco and F100 through F350 trucks, focused on the instrument panel gages. The 'Gages' section explains how the fuel gage works: with…
• 1979 Ford Bronco/F100-F350 Warning Lights Troubleshooting - Oil, Brake, Alt
  This is page 28 of a service reference booklet covering the Ford Bronco and F100 through F350 trucks, titled 'Warning System.' It explains how the vehicle's dashboard warning lights operate and provides step-by-step…
• 1979 Ford Bronco/F100-F350 Warning Lights & Gauges Component Location Diagram
  This is page 27 of a Ford service reference document covering warning lights and gauges ("gages") for Ford trucks. The page header lists the systems covered: brake warning, oil pressure, seat belt, and 4-wheel drive…
• 1979 Ford Bronco/F100-F350 Dome, Courtesy, Glove Box & Cargo Light Troubleshooting
  This is page 24 of a Ford electrical troubleshooting guide covering the dome light, dome-map light (Bronco only), courtesy lights, glove box light, and cargo light circuits. The 'How They Work' section explains that…
• 1979 Ford Bronco F100-F350 Interior Light Systems Diagram - Dome & Courtesy
  This is page 23 of a Ford electrical reference document (part of a set covering the 1979 Bronco and F100 through F350 trucks) titled "Interior Light Systems." It covers control and instrument lights, the dome…
• 1979 Ford Bronco/F100-F350 Turn Signal, Hazard, Stoplight & Backup Light Guide
  This is page 22 of a Ford light truck electrical troubleshooting guide covering the Turn Signals, Emergency Warning (hazard) Flasher, Stoplights, and Backup Lights circuits. For each system it explains how the circuit…
• 1979 Ford Bronco F100-F350 Exterior Lighting Troubleshooting & Wiring Guide
  This page, from a 1979 Ford Bronco/F100–F350 service reference set, covers the Exterior Lighting System. The 'How It Works' section explains headlight switch operation: constantly powered, first detent operates…
• 1979 Ford Bronco/F100-F350 Starting & Ignition System Troubleshooting Guide
  This page from a 1979 Ford truck/Bronco owner's reference booklet covers the Starting and Ignition Systems. The Starting System section explains that the system consists of the starter, starter relay, and ignition…
• 1979 Ford Bronco/F100-F350 Charging System Diagram - Connector & Splice Locations
  This page (page 9 of a multi-page Ford service reference set) illustrates the charging/starting system components of a late-1970s Ford truck. A pictorial diagram shows the alternator, alternator regulator (a Motorcraft…
• 1979 Ford Bronco F100-F350 Charging System Troubleshooting & Alternator Tests
  This page is a service procedure document titled "Charging System," part of a multi-page Ford Bronco/F100–F350 reference set. It explains that the charging circuit contains a 12-volt battery, alternator, and voltage…
• 1979 Ford Bronco & F100-F350 Trouble-Shooting Basics: Battery, Alternator, Belts
  This page, titled "Trouble-Shooting . . . The Basics," is page 4 of a Ford trouble-shooting/service reference booklet covering the 1979 Bronco and F100 through F350 trucks. It introduces the logical fundamentals of…
• 1979 Ford Bronco/F100-F350 Electrical Troubleshooting Tools - Test Light Guide
  This page, titled "Tools for Electrical System Trouble-Shooting," is from a multi-page reference set filed for a 1979 Ford Bronco (covering Bronco and F100 through F350 trucks). It explains three basic diagnostic tools…
• Ford Bronco & F100-F350 Front Door Window Glass Removal - Shop Manual 42-04-3
  This is page 42-04-3 from a Ford factory shop manual, Section 42-04, covering Front Door Window Glass and Mechanisms for Bronco and F-Series trucks (F-100 through F-350). The page centers on Fig. 4, "Window Mechanism…
• Ford V8 Positive Stop Valve Clearance Procedure - Crankshaft Positioning Fig 170
  This is a scanned page from an automotive service manual covering the positive-stop rocker arm valve clearance checking procedure for a Ford V8 engine. The top of the page shows part of an illustration labeled 'Fig…
• Ford Bronco/F-100–F-350 Cruise Control Diagnosis & Testing – Page 37-01-3
  This is page 37-01-3 of a Ford shop manual section on the Speed Control (cruise control) System, applicable to E-100 through E-350 vans, F-100 through F-350 trucks, and the Bronco. The page finishes a description of…
• Ford F-100–F-350 & Bronco Cruise Control Servo Installation & Tests 37-01-10
  This is page 37-01-10 of a Ford factory service manual section covering the Speed Control (cruise control) System for F-100 through F-350 trucks and the Bronco. The page centers on FIG. 10, 'Servo and Bracket…
• Ford Bronco Tailgate Window Mechanism - Adjustment, Removal & Part Numbers 42-35
  This is a scanned page (42-35-1) from a Ford shop manual section titled 'Tailgate Window Mechanisms,' Part 42-35, covering the Bronco tailgate window. It provides adjustment procedures for the tailgate glass…
• Lakewood Traction Bar Instructions - Snubber Adjustment & Replacement Parts
  This document is a page from a Lakewood Industries traction bar instruction sheet (P/N 97144059), apparently the continuation of a multi-page install guide. It explains how to tune the snubber clearance gap: increasing…
• Lakewood Traction Bars #21715 Installation Instructions - Ford F-150, Chevy/GMC
  This document is the manufacturer's installation instruction sheet for Lakewood Traction Bars, part #21715, published by Lakewood Industries (a Mr. Gasket Performance Group Company), copyright 2001. The kit fits…
• Lakewood Traction Bars #21715 Installation Instructions - Ford F-150 & Chevy/GMC
  This document is page one of the official installation instructions for Lakewood Traction Bars part #21715, made by Lakewood Industries (a Mr. Gasket Performance Group Company, ©2001). The kit fits 1986-2000 Ford F-150…
• Buyers Products Weld-On Lashing Ring Instructions - 16,000 lb Tie-Down
  This is a photograph of the instruction card included in the retail packaging of a Buyers Products Company weld-on lashing ring (tie-down ring). The card, still stapled inside its clear plastic clamshell package, lists…
• Ford Transmission Clutch Seal Install & Selective Retaining Ring Chart
  This scanned page is from a Ford automatic transmission service procedure covering clutch assembly and seal installation. The left column shows a technician using a dial indicator with bracketry (Tool-4201-C) to check…