michael collins > 1983 Ford Bronco > open folder Brakes

Here is how she all started out.
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Here is the rear brakes as i got the beast. the drums were over spraied with the rim color. they had...
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Here is the drivers side old brake system
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Here is the drivers side brake system as i started this repair.
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Here it all stripped down ready to be pulled out anf get regeared and new paint and brakes.
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I stripped all the brake parts off. i found the backing plates were torn up and needed to be replace...
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Here is the driver side all torn down.
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Here is the all new brake system. new shoes, drums, springs and hardware.
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Here is the rear brakes all installed and looking new.
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Here is another view of the new rear brakes.
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Here it is all completed with the new drums installed
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with the brake and drums being new i decided it was time to replace and upgrade the brake lines. i t...
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Here is the new lines and adapters i got to conver the rear brakes to braided lines.
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This is both new axle lines and the adapters.
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here is the rear flex line the stock on the bottom and the new on th top.
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Here is another view of the old and the new lines.
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the flex line went right in place of the stock rubber line. the axle vent goes thru the bottom of th...
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here you can see where the line connects to the frame. it is the same line as the stock rubber line.
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to instal the braided lines i added the adapters to the disti block. these are AN adapters.
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here is the disti block ready to get the new lines.
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i added the AN adapter to the wheel cylinder on the drivers side.
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here is the AN adapter on the pass side wheel cylinder.
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i got the lines longer than i thought and i went over the spring and connected the wheel to the dist...
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here is another view of the drivers side.
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Here is the brake lines all completed. the pedal feels so much better.
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This turned out real good and was an easy upgrade.
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Here is the rear brake line going over the top of the center housing.
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here is the line to the pass side wheel.
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I was going to add new tabs to hold the lines but now there is going to be an axle swap somewhere so...
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