Front brakes only.

I have a 1947 Willys at my farm and the brakes need help. I rebuilt the m/c last year and it helped but still losing fluid. My question is can I make it only have the front brakes work and not use the rear? The front wheel cylinders are easy to work on and the jeep never goes over 15 mph.
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these Jeeps need all the brakes they can get. brake system is very simple. Did you replace the brake lines as well? if not they probably should.

 

I too would be inclined to do what the OP does not want to do-pull the rear drums and fix it right. That said, yes, the rear line could be plugged with a 3/16 invert flair plug at the tee fitting and just use the fronts. Sort of reminds me of the way my father "fixed" a lot of stuff around the farm-brakes? What do you need those for????

 

Thanks Duffer. I guess I have a tee. Is it on the m/c or on the frame. Two brakes will be better then the no bakes I have now. I just know its a pain to get the rear drums off.

 

I think that tee was mounted on the frame. Just follow the line forward from the flex hose to the rear axle. I have see tees installed right at the master cylinder also. A lot can get changed in 63 years.

 

Just take a hammer and smash the rear brake line flat, then cut it past the flat, take a pair of vice grips and bend the flat back, hammer it some more and now you have a front brake system only, done it many of times on old junk .

 

if a halfwit like me can do it......

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