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01-30-2006, 06:38 PM
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? about rear end brake lines
I've just swapped out the old 6 lug coil rear in my 67 1/2 ton for a 5 lug coil rear. On the old rear the two brake lines came from the backing plates and met at a brass block which passed through a tab on top of the axle tube. The new rear end has a horseshoe shaped tab welded to the front of the axle tube. My old brake lines don't seem like they will work. Does anybody know what year this might be? Do the brake lines still meet at a brass block? How does it attach to the horseshoe shaped tab? thanks, bighead
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02-04-2006, 03:02 AM
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what happened to flint mi
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Re: ? about rear end brake lines
mine is a seventy one and it sounds like the one you described there is a threaded hole on the tab and a bolt goes thru a rubber brake hose with a brass fitting on the end
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02-04-2006, 11:31 AM
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Re: ? about rear end brake lines
Thanks for the reply Tom. I ended up fabbing a tab like the one on the 67 rearend and welding it in place. That way I was able to use all my brake lines and such.
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02-04-2006, 12:56 PM
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Re: ? about rear end brake lines
were your lines long enough? I seem to remember the 69 and earlier rear-ends being shorter than the 5-lugs.
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02-04-2006, 03:58 PM
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Re: ? about rear end brake lines
Yep, they have some generous bends around the perches, etc. Pulled just a little slack out of them and they were fine
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02-04-2006, 03:59 PM
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Re: ? about rear end brake lines
good to know, thanks
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02-05-2006, 12:12 AM
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Re: ? about rear end brake lines
keep me in mind if you get rid of the 6 lug coil--I am mainly after the axles---was it a positrac of sorts?
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