Specifications

PART 2-2-Bra ke System
FIG. 26-Removing or Installing
Pistons
bly from the bracket on the inner
side rail.
5. Disconnect the cable stepped-rod
from the equalizer lever. Pull the
cable forward through the
crossmem-
ber and remove the cable from the
vehicle.
INSTALLATION
1. Pass the stepped-rod rearward
through the crossmember and connect
it into the equalizer lever.
2. Engage the cable and conduit
assembly to the bracket on the inner
side rail and
%cure with the hairpin
retainer.
3. Push the upper end of the ca-
ble up through the hole in the dash
panel.
4. Connect the cable upper ball to
the parking brake control assembly,
and install the control assembly as
outlined in this section.
5. Position the cable insulator in
the dash panel cable hole and secure
the insulator to the dash panel with
two attaching screws.
REMOV AL-FAIRLANE,
COMET, FALCON
Refer to Fig. 27
1. Working from inside the vehicle.
position the floor cover back and re-
move the retaining screws securing
the cable shield plate to the dash
panel.
2. Position the parking brake in the
SHAFT (AUTOMATIC)
TRANSMISSION-2478
CLUTCH
PEDAL
ASSEMBLY
BRAKE PEDAL
352358.51
MASTER CYLINDER
ASSEMBLY-2140 PUSH ROD
FIG. 27- Dual-Brake System Master Cylinder Installation -
Mustang and Cougar Without Power Brakes
ON position and remove the rubber
stop and nylon cable retainer from the
brake assembly.
3. Position the parking brake in the
OFF position and remove the cable
ball from the notch in the brake con-
trol assembly.
4. Remove the hairpin retainer and
remove the cable housing from the
brake assembly.
5. Raise the vehicle on a hoist. Re-
move the two nuts that attach the
cable to the equalizer and spring. Re-
move the rear cable retainer, spring
seat and spring.
6. Remove the hairpin retainer
holding the cable housing to the body
bracket and remove the cable assem-
bly from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the cable housing
through the opening in the floor and
pull the cable grommet into position
from under the vehicle.
hairpin retainer. Position the
ball-
end of the cable to the brake control
assembly and install the nylon retain-
er and rubber bumper.
6. Position the cable shield plate to
the dash panel and install the retain-
ing screws. Position the floor covering.
7. Raise the vehicle and adjust the
parking brake. Refer to Parking Brake
Linkage Adjustment, Part
2-1, Section
2 for the proper procedure.
8. Lower the vehicle.
PARKING BRAKE
EQUALIZER
TO REAR
WHEEL CABLE
A single cable passing through the
equalizer and cable guides connects
both parking brake assemblies on
Comet and
Fairlane station wagons
and on Falcon vehicles. Separate ca-
bles for each parking brake are used
on Mustang, Cougar, Comet and
Fair-
lane passenger models.
2. Position the cable on the body
bracket and install the hairpin re-
FAIRLANE AND COMET
tainer. PASSENGER MODELS
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3. Position the spring, spring seat
and the rear cable retainer. Install
Removal
the two retaining (adjusting) nuts.
4. Lower the vehicle. 1. Remove the equalizer lock nut
5. Connect the cable housing to the and adjusting nut, equalizer, spring
brake control assembly and install the and spring seat.