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Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 03-02-2022, 09:17 PM
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Posted By MarvinG
With rain slacking off, and the days warming I am...

With rain slacking off, and the days warming I am completing the front brakes, had the rotors turned, new grease seals. Started bleeding brakes this morning, and ran completely out of the DOT 5.1 I...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 12-10-2021, 07:38 PM
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Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
You are an inspiration (and a great source of...

You are an inspiration (and a great source of information as well) to the rest of us, TeJay. I expect I will be too old to drive this thing before I will need to do the brakes again. . . .
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 12-05-2021, 01:26 PM
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Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
Good advice and info from both of you. ...

Good advice and info from both of you.

THenne1713: It’s not the wrench so much as it is the position where that junction is between the firewall and the steering box. Probably with a lot more...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 12-04-2021, 07:07 PM
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Posted By MarvinG
Thenne1713: {MY concerns might be two fold w/...

Thenne1713: {MY concerns might be two fold w/ flex line that long: 1) If two feet length (re: fronts) of flex hose have x-Expansion FACTOR, what will 25-foot do as far as mushy/ soft pedal vs metal...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 12-04-2021, 05:10 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
I’m sure the reason vehicle manufacturers don’t...

I’m sure the reason vehicle manufacturers don’t use it is cost. Stainless braid is way more expensive. You make some valid points though. I didn’t have a mushy pedal before, if I do now this flex...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 12-03-2021, 08:46 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
I’m going to start a short thread on that. I’ll...

I’m going to start a short thread on that. I’ll show a picture of it. It is like mini-hydraulic hose. Braided, virtually indestructible in the sense of it would probably never rub a hole vibrating...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 12-03-2021, 09:08 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
Brake Lines

This morning I crawled under and checked the brake line running front to rear. As suspected, it has a lot of rust deterioration at several places. (I recently lost brakes on my 1996 Ford Ranger due...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 12-03-2021, 09:06 AM
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Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
Parts Sourcing

I’ve completed the rear brake repair. As already mentioned, I had previously had the rear brake lines replaced, and replaced the calipers summer a year ago. I flushed the lines using Bosch 5.1 brake...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 12-01-2021, 08:15 PM
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Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
More Pictures

New seal installed in hub, rotor installed to hub showing Torx (star) bolts, ready to install, finished product ready for wheels. Note the drive pins holding the pads and caliper in place. They are...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 12-01-2021, 02:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
I agree 100%. However, all rear hoses and...

I agree 100%. However, all rear hoses and calipers have been replaced, which I meant to mention at the beginning. When I purchased it several years ago, the rear lines on the differential were really...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 12-01-2021, 09:01 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
Adjusting tightness of bearing nuts

These are the old bearings, no new bearing to press in or otherwise contend with. I tapped the inner nut quite tight. At that point spinning the wheel would continue to turn a 1/4-1/2 turn. I loosed...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 12-01-2021, 08:55 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
Pictures

Pictures in the order displayed show the old seal, torn up to remove. Then the inner nut, keeper tabbed washer, finally the final nut with tab engaged in slot.
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 11-30-2021, 10:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
Installing the new rotor to hub and installing hub/rotor assembly

Cleaned the preservative gunk off the new rotor using brake cleaner, lay it in position on the hub. Put a dab of blue Loctite on each bold and hand started all the bolts. Used the impact driver with...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 11-30-2021, 10:23 PM
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Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
Replacing the oil seal

My oil seal isn’t leaking but it obviously has been on since day of manufacture. After pondering that a bit I decided it didn’t make any sense to put a new rotor and new pads and not protect them...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 11-30-2021, 09:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
Removing rotor from hub

At this point I saw the T18 star bolts holding the rotor to the hub and realized I had to purchase the hi-power impact wrench to remove them. I purchased the impact wrench at Harbor Freight as...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 11-30-2021, 09:45 PM
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Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
Removing the hub

Removed the 15 mm axle to hub bolts and pulled the axle out. Some oil will leak out so you’ll want to catch it in a container to avoid a mess.

My year model has (from outside going in) 1) a hub...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 11-30-2021, 08:29 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
Purchased an electric Hi-Power impact driver

Once I got the thing apart, I discovered about the only way to get the T18 star bolts holding the rotor to the hub out is with a hi-powered impact driver. So I purchased one from Harbor Freight for...
Forum: Ford Motorhome Chassis Forum 11-30-2021, 08:22 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,391
Posted By MarvinG
How I changed the brake pads and rotors on my 1996 F53

I did a quick patch up job on the rear brake pads a couple summers ago when my right rear caliper stuck and the pads got into the rotor. I replaced the pads and calipers on the rears and threw it...
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