relay FORD MUSTANG 1969 Volume One Chassis

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Brake System

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4.
Connect the stop light switch

wires to the connector, and install the

wires in the retaining clip.

5.
Torque the booster mounting

nuts to specifications.

LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

Removal

1.
Disconnect the battery ground

cable from the battery.

2.
It is necessary to obtain clear-

ance to remove vacuum hoses and the

electrical connector to the temperature

heat control box. Remove the two

screws retaining the relay to the fend-

er and push the relay aside. Discon-

nect the vacuum hoses and connector

at the heat control box.

3.
Working under the instrument

panel, disconnect the vacuum hoses,

wires and retaining clip from the tem-

perature heat control box. Remove the

two screws securing the temperature

control box to the dash panel.

4.
Remove the lower control hous-

ing retaining screws (6). Disconnect

the wire harnesses at the lower control

panel and place the panel aside. Re-

move the wire harness shield. Remove

the wire harness clip. Position the

wire harness aside. Remove the tem-

perature control box and position it

aside.

5.
Remove the hair-pin type retain-

er. Slide the stop light switch off the

brake pedal pin just far enough for

the switch outer hole to clear the pin.

Lift the switch upward from the pin.

Slide the master cylinder push rod,

nylon washers and bushing off the

brake pedal pin.

6. Remove the pivot bolt and nut

that holds the pedal to the pedal sup-

port bracket. Remove the brake pedal

assembly from the support bracket

and remove the bushings.

7.
If required, remove the brake

pedal pad retaining nuts and remove

the brake pedal pad.

Installation

1.
If the brake pedal pad was re-

moved, position the pad on the pedal.

Install the pad retaining nuts and tor-

que them to specification.

2.
Apply SAE 10 engine oil to the

bushings and locate all the bushings in

their proper places on the pedal as-

sembly.

3.
Install the brake pedal assembly

and bushings to the support bracket,

and then install the pivot bolt through
the support bracket and pedal assem-

bly. Install the pivot bolt nut and tor-

que it to specification.

4.
Install the inner nylon washer,the

master cylinder push rod link, and the

bushing on the brake pedal pin. Posi-

tion the switch so that it straddles the

push rod link with the switch slot on

the pedal and the switch outer hole

just clearing the pin. Install the outer

nylon washer as shown in Fig. 33. In-

stall the hair-pin type retainer on the

brake pedal pin.

5.
Connect the stop light switch

wires to the connector, and install the

wires in the retaining clip.

6. Position the wire harness and

clip on the temperature control box

and install the retaining screw. Posi-

tion the temperature control box to

the dash panel and install the two re-

taining bolts.

7.
Connect the vacuum lines and

the electrical connector to the control

box. Position the wire harness to the

control box and install the retaining

clip.

8. Position the wire harness shield

and install two retaining bolts.

9. Connect the wire harnesses to

the lower control panel and install the

retaining screws.

10.
Working within the engine

compartment, connect the wire con-

nector to the temperature heat control

box.

11.
Position the relay to the fender

apron and install the retaining bolts.

12.
Connect the ground cable to the

battery.

13.
Check the brakes and light

switch for proper operation. Close the

hood.

PARKING BRAKE CONTROL

ASSEMBLY

FORD, MERCURY

AND METEOR

Removal

Refer to Fig. 34.

1.
Make sure the parking brake is

fully released.

2.
Remove all tension from the rear

cables by backing off the adjusting nut

from the equalizer.

3.
Remove the roll pin that secures

the release knob to the cable and re-

move the knob.

4.
Remove the nut that secures the

release cable to the instrument panel
and remove the cable from the rear of

the instrument panel.

5.
Remove the two nuts attaching

the control assembly to the dash

panel.

6. Remove the cap screw attaching

the control assembly to the cowl side

bracket.

7.
Disconnect the hose to the park-

ing brake vacuum unit, if so equipped.

8. Remove the front cable assembly

retainer clip from the cable assembly

and disconnect the cable ball from the

control clevis.

9. Remove the control assembly

from the vehicle.

Installation

1.
Position the control assembly in

the vehicle.

2.
Fit the cable assembly through

its mounting hole and install the re-

taining clip. Connect the cable ball to

the control clevis.

3.
Connect the vacuum hose to the

parking brake unit, if so equipped.

4.
Install the attaching cap screw to

the cowl side bracket. Do not tighten.

5.
Install the two control assemb-

ly-to-dash panel nuts. Tighten the nuts

and the cap screw to specifications.

6. Insert the release cable into the

instrument panel and install the re-

taining nut.

7.
Install the release knob on the

cable with the roll pin.

8. Check the operation of the park-

ing brake. Adjust the parking brake

as required.

FAIRLANE, MONTEGO

AND FALCON

Removal

Refer to Fig. 35.

1.
Make sure the parking brake is

completely released.

2.
Remove all tension from the rear

cables by backing off the jam nut and

adjusting nut from the equalizer.

3.
Working inside the vehicle, re-

move the four bolts and one nut re-

taining the left air vent and cable as-

sembly to the dash and instrument

panels. Remove the vent assembly.

4.
Remove the parking brake front

cable ball retaining clip from the clev-

is.

5.
Disconnect the cable ball from

the notch in the brake clevis.

6. Remove the three screws that at-

tach the control assembly to the left

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TILT-AWAY STEERING

COLUMN REPAIRS

VACUUM RELEASE VALVE-

COUGAR AND MUSTANG

Removal

1.
Working from the underside of

the instrument panel disconnect the

hose from the valve.

2.
Disconnect the wire from the

connector on the valve and the con-

nector from the relay.

3.
Remove the bracket-

to-instrument panel attaching bolt and

let the bracket swing down.

4.
Remove the two screws that se-

cure the valve to the mounting bracket

and remove the valve.

Installation

1.
Secure the valve to the mounting

bracket with the two attaching screws.

2.
Position the bracket to the in-

strument panel and install the attach-

ing bolt.

3.
Connect the wire to the terminal

on the valve.

4.
Connect the hose from the vacu-

um motor to the horizontal connector

on the valve and the hose from the

reservoir to the vertical connector.

VACUUM RELEASE VALVE—

THUNDERBIRD

Removal

1.
Remove the lower finish panel.

2.
Disconnect the vacuum hose

from the vacuum release valve.

3.
Disconnect the vacuum release

valve electrical leads at the connector.

4.
Loosen the two attaching screws

holding the bracket to the dash. Lift

up the bracket to clear the screws and

swing it down below the panel.

5.
Remove the screws attaching the

valve to the panel and remove the

valve.

Installation

1.
Position the vacuum release

valve on the bracket.

2.
Install the two attaching screws

and swing the bracket up and over the

screws. Tighten the screws.

3.
Connect the electrical leads to

the wiring harness.
4.
Connect the hose from the vacu-

um dash panel junction block to the

connector on the vacuum release valve

that points downward and forward.

Connect the hose from the vacuum

motor to the other connector on the

release valve.

5.
Install the lower finish panel.

VACUUM MOTOR-

COUGAR AND MUSTANG

Removal

1.
Working from the underside of

the instrument panel, disconnect the

hose to the valve and the wires to the

relay and valve.

2.
Remove the bracket-

to-instrument panel attaching bolt and

swing the bracket downward.

3.
Remove the clevis pin that se-

cures the cable to the vacuum motor

rod.

4.
Disconnect the starter safety

switch wire at the connector.

5.
Remove the two motor-

to-bracket attaching screws and re-

move the motor, disconnecting the

hose to the solenoid.

Installation

1.
Position the motor on the
mounting bracket and the attaching

screws.

2.
Connect the control cable to the

vacuum motor rod with the clevis pin.

3.
Position the bracket to the in-

strument panel and install the attach-

ing bolt. Make all electrical and vacu-

um connections.

4.
Readjust the cable bracket to as-

sure full engagement of the locking

pawl when in driving position.

5.
Connect the hose to the vacuum

motor.

VACUUM MOTOR—

THUNDERBIRD

Removal

1.
Remove the lower finish panel.

2.
Disconnect the vacuum hose

from the solenoid valve. Disconnect

the electrical lead.

3.
Loosen the screws that attach

the bracket to the dash and lift the

bracket up; then, swing it down.

4.
Remove the clevis pin holding

the motor to the cable.

5.
Remove the two attaching

screws, then lift the motor from the

bracket.

C-CLAMP

PIVOT PIN

G 1462-A

FIG. 6—Installing Pivot Pinsprocarmanuals.com