Recent content by DaDuke

This site is awesome it has smart willing to help folks with anything on your car welcome

Do you still have the front seat belts? If so do they work? Mine are green as well but will not pull out without locking, pretty aggravating to say the least. I live in Jacksonville my name is Billy [Please use the PM feature for exchanging phone numbers]

Took every one's advice and thank you very much, tacked rebuilding my entire brake system with my friends help, Sun Tire screwed up by using wrong pads and did not adjust the master cylinder. Yup no washers, no smoking wheels! It took a long day and I actually replaced everything to brand new...

Im heading back to NAPA to get rear parts and will check all this when I return.

Okay thanks guys, I have much more knowledge now and figuring out (I think) they installed the wrong shoes and drums? That still doesn't explain the front brakes locking up on my way home from there... Does anyone know what else besides wrong master cylinder or clogged brake lines would make...

drums are defiantly different alright

Yea felling pretty stupid about letting someone do a brake job for me because I wanted it done right and don't know enough about it myself. I love older cars and will learn but my first experience has taught me a valuable lesson and humiliation. And the humiliation continues . Thanks

OK here is left rear Drum difference they installed- I painted old one silver Discovered cut/broken spring in drum washers installed behind drum

Im pulling rear tire and drums. Im sure the pattern is 5-4.5 Will show drum difference with pic they installed Thanks again

Here is the parts list from seller Looks like I need to start checking part number and start my own sheet for what is really in the car. I do know the axles have screw in lug bolts which I thought was strange, defiantly not stock axles

I'm listening and do appreciate all points discussed. Sorry not very clear pictures but was told 8 3/4 rear end by seller

So $700 into a bad brake job and I'm hearing I should turn and run and I need to fix the brakes myself?? The manager is not giving up he's actually pretty cool saying they will figure this out no matter what. I thought for sure it was a simple pad and turn brake job but has turned into much...

I questioned the rear pads and was told he ordered off the rear end model numbers because it has a Mustang 8 3/4 rear end which I told him. He also ordered the drums from that model which looked different from OEM's. I did not agree with the washers placed behind drum on axles. I watched all day...

I took off front tires to look at pads and the looked good still but after reading forums Im worried about pad separation now. Should the replace free of charge or is this my problem now its such an old car? $425 + $225 so far.

My brake pedal went to the floor when I bought my 74 Swinger and wanted to make sure my brakes were done right so I was going to get new tires anyway and went to Sun Tire to check brakes. I had rear wheel cylinder brake fluid leaking from rear drums and pads were cracked and worn so replace pads...