Rear brake lines Zip tied y?

[Heavysteven]

Ok, replaced the brake lines in the rear. Why are they zip tied to the dog bones in the rear. Is this a requirement?

Side note pedal stops 2.5" from floor correct?

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yup, it keeps them from getting snagged while off road.

 

[Heavysteven]

I thought was if i zip tie them back they could rub against the metal causing failure. Of course they were fine probally for the last ten years that way. Ok i am going to zip tie.

Any thoughts on the pedal 2.5" from the floor full stop correct?

 

[Jake0147]

Zip ties are legit, correct, and required. Make sure they're good ones, lots of the ones you see are plasticky and brittle, and won't stay.

My brakes are apart right now, or I'd check with a tape. A good brake pedal (with the air fully charged) stops under firm (heavy) application just a hair above half way down. It will progressively fall as the shoes wear, and will rise again with adjustment. You can get it better than that, but that's just splitting hairs and is not realistic to maintain.

It should be firm all the way. If it's at all spongy, that indicates air, and that must be corrected before any concern is given to the actual pedal travel, as it will necessarily be lower than it should be when it's applied.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yup, adjust the brakes to bring up the peddle. Adjust the bottom first then the top. A short cut I was introduced to was .015 all the way around.

 

[Heavysteven]

Ok, thanks I will go with .15 and see what I get.

This is what I was going by
http://old.steelsoldiers.com/modules/PNphpBB2/files/brake_adjustment_189.ppt

 

[Katahdin]

My 109A3 came with rusty thumb screw hose clamps around the dog bones. It's a 66, rebuilt in 85, that's what they might have have been using before Zip ties were more common. When I replaced my lines I used Zip ties.

 

[Heavysteven]

Update, flushed the system again, adjusted the pedal, and replace the broken brake pedal spring. Pedal feels great. I am so happy knowing my brake system is perfect.