[fordguy40]

Finally got my duplicate title and was able to finish up the brakes and change the oil in the 14-bolt.

Brake pads and shoes looked nearly new, so all I really had to do was replace the soft parts. Installed new wheel cylinders, parking brake cable boots, and hose out back...pretty straightforward. The front was a little more challenging. Looks like someone tried to remove the driver's side brake hose and rounded the fitting off. Was pretty sure the brake lines were swollen shut, so they absolutely had to come out. Ended up cutting the line close to the fitting so I could get a socket over the retaining nut and out came the hose. Wouldn't have been able to do this job without a shortened 3/8" flare wrench and a set of crow's foot flare wrenches.

Bent up a new line for the driver's side, installed the new hoses, and rebuilt the calipers and master cylinder. After flushing/bleeding the system a couple of times, the brakes feel great; pedal's nice and firm and the truck no longer pulls to the right under hard braking.