thanks guys ... yeah, I might just try to pass it for the test ... see how that works ... I'll just adjust the brake ... REALLY tight that day!
so you guys think it's worth trying to salvage the t-brake ...?? I had looked into trying to instal a rear brake system on my 11" ... but I would...
Ok, so a while back when I first bought the jeep (about 10 months ago) I bought a transmission brake. Since then I have been working on the jeep...
Well ... It ended up being a bad master cylinder that I had bought from advance auto in November ... It was still under warranty ... So I could...
so when I was underneath the jeep taking off the MC for the 15th time ... I noticed that when I had the brake hose off just on the front valve to...
so now what I did is I switched the lines at the MC ... now, the res. farthest from the pedal does the back brakes and the res. closest does the...
should I switch the ports around too? So the rear res. is what powers the front brakes ... (it's the other way around in the jeep right now) ... I...
I have 11" drums all around, so I don't know if it make a difference which reservoir works the front. The other idea I had ... I have replaced...
i did bench bleed it ... but may be I didn't do that good of a job ... it didn't look like there was much fluid being pushed out the front res. Is...
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I just looked at Herm's web site ... i see he sells "conversion kits" ... I just want to buy the MC ... not the braket ... it looks pretty pricy ...
Ok, so I finally put all my brakes together (11" drum conversion from R & P). I put them all up and I'm very excited to get them going ... I do...
mmm... interesting ... I haven't replaced that rear soft brake hose, even though it looks fine. How did you know the rear brakes weren't working?...
sorry it took me a bit to get back to you ... may be I'll adjust them a little tighter for the initial adjustment then and see if I get a hard...
Wow, so I feel like I've been doing brakes for 6 months straight now ... if it's not one thing it's another. I've read all the forums on this,...
Thanks guys for all the help ... I'll let you know how it works out ... I bought the whole kit ($600) from r&p ... It was worth just getting...
@shadow ... How do you adjust the rod? You mean to make sure it's long enough so it will have enough travel?
@timgr... Just out of curiosity ... What is the measurement you use for the "outside" diameter of the shoes and the "inside" diameter of the drums...
Thanks guys ... I think I got it now ... I'll try it out today
Where can I get that caliper? Will my FLAPS have it?
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