56 Ford 2 ton truck

rlp in Co. · Mar 31, 2011

Does anyone know of a place to buy wheel cylinder kits for this truck? I plan to bore the cylinders out and press in a brass sleeve. I also need a source for brass.

Larry in IA · Mar 31, 2011

My dad has had good luck with the local O'reillys with parts for his old Fords. I believe he just did the same that you are intending to his '63 tonner. Good luck!

Anonymous-0 · Mar 31, 2011

You might want to price new wheel cylinders before you spend much time or money on the old ones.

Janicholson · Mar 31, 2011

Brass is OK as long as the pistons are not aluminum. If they are, they won't last a year and will be dangerous in the meantime. Those two metals corrode each other radically.
Stainless steel is OK, or bore the cylinders to the next 1/16" and use a different kit. Jim

El Toro · Mar 31, 2011

You can try Rockauto.com Hal

dhermesc · Mar 31, 2011

Agreed. Some of those can be bought for the same price as the rebuild kits.

old · Mar 31, 2011

Wish you luck. I have tried for a few years to find a master cylinder kit and wheel cylinder kits for my Ford 1 ton and none that I have found are the correct ones. I did find new king pins for it at $175 per side but to me that is way to much for a farm truck

VADAVE · Mar 31, 2011

Have you tried LMC.com? I restoring a 1980 chevy and they have everything. I know they cover chevy, GMC, ford and dodge and they go back into the 50's.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 31, 2011

other trucks possibly used same brake parts, for instance 53 mercury m 6 (canadian ford same as f6 ford ) i put a hub from unknown age ihc on as replacement when wheel bearing ruined hub also later replaced differential 3rd member with one from a gmc truck from salvage yard, try to find an older brake shop as they have sources for parts like this. i myself had good luck with lincoln clutch and brake in lincoln nebraska, very knowlegeable but no kid running the place.

El Toro · Mar 31, 2011

Do you have the diameter of the wheel cylinders?
Did they use dual cylinders on the rear? Need the drum diameter too. Hal

Duner Wi · Mar 31, 2011

You might try Chuckstrucks and Joblotautomotive.

gbs · Mar 31, 2011

i located new wheel cylinders,wheel seals and had the shoes sent off to a rebuiler and relined thru a couple of local parts houses, also bought a brake booster from carquest for for the same 58 ford 2 ton

BCnT · Mar 31, 2011

check with JCWHITNEY.COM

rlp in Co. · Apr 1, 2011

It uses two cylinders. The bore is 1 1/2. I will have to measure the brake drum diameter tomorrow. If I made new pistons, would O rings work?

rlp in Co. · Apr 1, 2011

Thanks to everyone for the replys but none have the cylinder kits. I'm going to make new pistons and put o-rings on them and see if that works.

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