I decided to dig into the brake system project today. Starting to realize I’m not the greatest at documenting my work as I go. Got everything attached to the firewall pulled out, including the pedal assembly.
Old stuff wasn’t exactly old but I was never happy with how it worked. It was a cheap power set up from probably eBay or Amazon.
Here’s where I didn’t document the majority of the work. Originally it was a manual pedal assembly with the clutch pedal removed or cutoff. A while back I bought an automatic assembly from Dead Jeeps on eBay. The post for the brake rod on this pedal didn’t work at all for the new set up. Ended up drilling out the post and welding on a larger and longer bolt, making a bushing for the rod, and installed the return spring from the original pedal. Lots of tweaking and fitting for a couple hours, but I have the correct pedal now. That’s a leaf not rust btw.
Loosely installed the new bracket/linkage, booster, and Wilwood master. Worked on adjusting all the push rods and linkages to get full travel and good pedal position.
Got everything set up to my liking and secured appropriately. Definitely a more pleasant looking setup, hopefully the performance matches.
Moved on to the rear brakes. Previous owner did a rear disc swap on the 14 bolt. They worked ok but less than stellar install. Weird soft lines, odd routing, and crap for securing the hose to hard line connections.
Pulled the calipers and swapped in the new units. Mocked up the braided hoses and welded in the tabs for securing the hoses to the axles. My welding wasn’t pretty but it’s going to hold.
Pulled calipers, hoses and hard lines from the rear axle all the way to braided hose at the diff.
So I should be ready to do new hardliners from the frame/axle hose to the caliper hoses tomorrow.
