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Brake System
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4.
Connect the stop light switch
wires to the connector, and install the
wires in the retaining clip.
5.
Torque the booster mounting
nuts to specifications.
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
Removal
1.
Disconnect the battery ground
cable from the battery.
2.
It is necessary to obtain clear-
ance to remove vacuum hoses and the
electrical connector to the temperature
heat control box. Remove the two
screws retaining the relay to the fend-
er and push the relay aside. Discon-
nect the vacuum hoses and connector
at the heat control box.
3.
Working under the instrument
panel, disconnect the vacuum hoses,
wires and retaining clip from the tem-
perature heat control box. Remove the
two screws securing the temperature
control box to the dash panel.
4.
Remove the lower control hous-
ing retaining screws (6). Disconnect
the wire harnesses at the lower control
panel and place the panel aside. Re-
move the wire harness shield. Remove
the wire harness clip. Position the
wire harness aside. Remove the tem-
perature control box and position it
aside.
5.
Remove the hair-pin type retain-
er. Slide the stop light switch off the
brake pedal pin just far enough for
the switch outer hole to clear the pin.
Lift the switch upward from the pin.
Slide the master cylinder push rod,
nylon washers and bushing off the
brake pedal pin.
6. Remove the pivot bolt and nut
that holds the pedal to the pedal sup-
port bracket. Remove the brake pedal
assembly from the support bracket
and remove the bushings.
7.
If required, remove the brake
pedal pad retaining nuts and remove
the brake pedal pad.
Installation
1.
If the brake pedal pad was re-
moved, position the pad on the pedal.
Install the pad retaining nuts and tor-
que them to specification.
2.
Apply SAE 10 engine oil to the
bushings and locate all the bushings in
their proper places on the pedal as-
sembly.
3.
Install the brake pedal assembly
and bushings to the support bracket,
and then install the pivot bolt through
the support bracket and pedal assem-
bly. Install the pivot bolt nut and tor-
que it to specification.
4.
Install the inner nylon washer,the
master cylinder push rod link, and the
bushing on the brake pedal pin. Posi-
tion the switch so that it straddles the
push rod link with the switch slot on
the pedal and the switch outer hole
just clearing the pin. Install the outer
nylon washer as shown in Fig. 33. In-
stall the hair-pin type retainer on the
brake pedal pin.
5.
Connect the stop light switch
wires to the connector, and install the
wires in the retaining clip.
6. Position the wire harness and
clip on the temperature control box
and install the retaining screw. Posi-
tion the temperature control box to
the dash panel and install the two re-
taining bolts.
7.
Connect the vacuum lines and
the electrical connector to the control
box. Position the wire harness to the
control box and install the retaining
clip.
8. Position the wire harness shield
and install two retaining bolts.
9. Connect the wire harnesses to
the lower control panel and install the
retaining screws.
10.
Working within the engine
compartment, connect the wire con-
nector to the temperature heat control
box.
11.
Position the relay to the fender
apron and install the retaining bolts.
12.
Connect the ground cable to the
battery.
13.
Check the brakes and light
switch for proper operation. Close the
hood.
PARKING BRAKE CONTROL
ASSEMBLY
FORD, MERCURY
AND METEOR
Removal
Refer to Fig. 34.
1.
Make sure the parking brake is
fully released.
2.
Remove all tension from the rear
cables by backing off the adjusting nut
from the equalizer.
3.
Remove the roll pin that secures
the release knob to the cable and re-
move the knob.
4.
Remove the nut that secures the
release cable to the instrument panel
and remove the cable from the rear of
the instrument panel.
5.
Remove the two nuts attaching
the control assembly to the dash
panel.
6. Remove the cap screw attaching
the control assembly to the cowl side
bracket.
7.
Disconnect the hose to the park-
ing brake vacuum unit, if so equipped.
8. Remove the front cable assembly
retainer clip from the cable assembly
and disconnect the cable ball from the
control clevis.
9. Remove the control assembly
from the vehicle.
Installation
1.
Position the control assembly in
the vehicle.
2.
Fit the cable assembly through
its mounting hole and install the re-
taining clip. Connect the cable ball to
the control clevis.
3.
Connect the vacuum hose to the
parking brake unit, if so equipped.
4.
Install the attaching cap screw to
the cowl side bracket. Do not tighten.
5.
Install the two control assemb-
ly-to-dash panel nuts. Tighten the nuts
and the cap screw to specifications.
6. Insert the release cable into the
instrument panel and install the re-
taining nut.
7.
Install the release knob on the
cable with the roll pin.
8. Check the operation of the park-
ing brake. Adjust the parking brake
as required.
FAIRLANE, MONTEGO
AND FALCON
Removal
Refer to Fig. 35.
1.
Make sure the parking brake is
completely released.
2.
Remove all tension from the rear
cables by backing off the jam nut and
adjusting nut from the equalizer.
3.
Working inside the vehicle, re-
move the four bolts and one nut re-
taining the left air vent and cable as-
sembly to the dash and instrument
panels. Remove the vent assembly.
4.
Remove the parking brake front
cable ball retaining clip from the clev-
is.
5.
Disconnect the cable ball from
the notch in the brake clevis.
6. Remove the three screws that at-
tach the control assembly to the left
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