Hey guys, I'm rebuilding a Dana 60 front end out of a '79 F350 4x4. The parts are rusted pretty bad, so I'm going to end up rebuilding/replacing almost everything. While taking this apart, I was initially impressed with the size of the dual piston brake calipers - they're huge!
Then I had a heck of a time getting the other half of the brake brackets off - the part that holds the outer side brake pad, that slides (or is supposed to slide). Those shims were stuck in there pretty good, and took quite a bit of pounding to get them out. This design would appear to be prone to siezing up - so you'd only wear out one pad on the caliper side. I'm not that experienced with Ford stuff, so maybe some of you here on the list would know - is this a known/common problem for these brake brackets to sieze up?
If so, is there a fix, or should I look into some aftermarket brakes for this project?
SuperDave