Ford Mercury Colony 1968 - Brake Pedal-Automatic Transmission

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GROUP 2 - Brakes
the bushings from the pedal support
bracket (Figs. 22 and 23).
INSTALLATION
1. Apply a coating of SAE 10 en-
gine oil to the bushings and locate all
bushings in their proper places on the
clutch and brake pedal assemblies.
2. Position the brake pedal to the
support bracket, then install the
clutch pedal and shaft through the
support bracket and brake pedal. In-
stall the retainer (Figs.22 and 23).
3. Install the inner nylon washer,
the master cylinder or booster push
rod, and the bushing on the brake
pedal pin. Position the switch so that
it straddles the push rod with the
switch slot on the pedal pin and the
switch outer hole just clearing the
pin. Slide the switch completely onto
the pin, and install the nylon washer
as shown in Figs. 22 and 23. Be
careful not to bend or deform the
switch. Secure these parts to the pin
with the hairpin retainer.
4. Connect the stop light switch
wires to the connector, and install
the wires in the retaining clip.
5. Connect the clutch pedal-to-
equalizer rod to the clutch pedal as-
sembly with the bushing and hairpin
retainer. Apply SAE 10 engine oil to
the bushing. Adjust the clutch pedal
free play (Group 5) to specification
if required. Check the Brake Pedal
Free Height and Travel Measure-
ments (Part 2-1, Section 1).
BRAKE PEDAL—AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the stop light switch
wires at the connector.
2. Remove the hairpin retainer.
Slide the stop light switch off the
brake pedal pin just far enough for
the switch outer hole to clear the pin,
and then lift the switch straight up-
ward from the pin. Be careful not to
damage the switch during removal.
Slide the master cylinder or booster
push rod and the nylon washers
and bushing off the brake pedal pin
(Figs. 22 and 23).
3. Remove the hairpin type retain-
er and washer from the brake pedal
shaft, then remove the shaft, the
brake pedal and the bushings from the
pedal support bracket.
INSTALLATION
1. Apply a coating of SAE 10 En-
gine oil to the bushings and locate
bushings in their proper places on
the pedal assembly and pedal sup-
port bracket (Figs. 22 and 23).
2. Position the brake pedal assem-
bly to the support bracket, then install
the pedal shaft through the support
bracket and brake pedal assembly.
Install the retainer.
3. Install the inner nylon washer,
the master cylinder or booster push
rod, and the bushing on the brake
pedal pin. Position the switch so that
it straddles the push rod with the switch
slot on the pedal pin and the switch
outer hole just clearing the pin. Slide
the switch completely onto the pin,
and install the nylon washer as shown
in Figs. 22 and 23. Be careful not to
bend or deform the switch. Secure
these parts to the pin with the hairpin
retainer.
4. Connect the stop light switch
wires to the connector, and install
the wires in the retaining clip.
5. Check the Brake Pedal Free
Height and Travel Measurements,
Part 2, Section 1.
PARKING BRAKE
CONTROL ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL
1. Remove the two nuts attaching
the control assembly to the dash pan-
el (Fig. 24).
2. Remove the bolt attaching the
control assembly to the instrument
panel.
3. Disconnect the hose to the park-
ing brake vacuum unit, when so
equipped.
4. Remove the cable retainer clip
from the cable end and disconnect the
cable from the control.
5. Remove the control assembly
from the car.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the control in the ap-
proximate final position.
2. Fit the cable through its mount-
ing hole and install the retaining clip.
3. Connect the vacuum hose to the
parking brake unit, when so
equipped.
4. Install the attaching bolt to the
instrument panel. Do not tighten.
5. Install the two attaching nuts on
the control assembly bracket on the
engine side of the dash panel.
6. Torque all nuts and bolts to
specifications.
7. Adjust parking brake cable ten-
sion, and check operation, as out-
lined in Part 2-1, Section 2.
PARKING BRAKE TO
EQUALIZER CABLE
REMOVAL
1. Raise the vehicle on a hoist.
2. Loosen the parking brake cable
adjusting nut at the equalizer (Fig. 24).
3. Remove the cable from the fold-
over tab on the underbody. Remove
spring retainer clip.
4. Remove spring clip that retains
the cable to the frame.
5. From inside of passenger com-
partment, remove spring clip that re-
tains the cable to the parking brake
control. Disconnect the cable ball
from the control assembly.
6. Remove the cable assembly
from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the cable through the
provided openings and in the approxi-
mate final installation position.
2. Install the hairpin retainer on
the cable at the frame crossmember.
3. Connect the ball end of the cable
to the parking brake control. Install
the cable-to-control hairpin retaining
clip.
4. Position the cable seal at the
dash panel, and slide the retaining
clip upward to seal the cable at the
dash opening.
5. Install the spring retainer clip.
Position cable in the foldover tab on
the underbody.
6. Position the cable thru the equal-
izer and install the cable adjusting
nut.
7. Adjust the parking brake (Part
2-1, Section 2).
8. Lower vehicle on hoist.
PARKING BRAKE EQUALIZER
TO REAR WHEEL CABLE
REMOVAL
1. Raise the vehicle and loosen the
parking brake equalizer rod adjust-
ing nut. Disconnect the equalizer
from the rear cables (Fig. 26).
2. Compress the prongs on the
left cable-to-frame side member
retainer so the prong can pass through
the side-member. Remove the clip
that attaches the left cable to the
left lower arm. Pull the cable thru
the frame left side member.
3. Compress the prongs on the
right cable-to-frame side member re-
tainer bracket so the prong can pass