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51Packard wrote:
6-15-16
Got the wheel cylinders in. I have hunted and hunted and cannot find a 3/16" male to 3/8" female adapter for the rear junction block. Looks like I will have to make my own with 2 fittings and a short piece of brake line. Not ideal, but I guess it will work and I am running out of options. The rest of the brake hoses will get 3/8" fittings on the hard lines. I'm surprised I'm the only one who seems to be having problems with this! I'm probably doing something wrong.
From what I understand, your problem is trying to adapt the rubber hoses with the 7/16" male threaded ends to the front wheel cylinders and the rear axle junction block. These are the wrong hoses for your 1952.
I don't have a modern listing but the original equipment hose for all 3 locations was a Wagner FC8699 which has 3/8 male threads on one end and female inverted flare connection with 3/8" threads on the other end. Length 16-13/16"
You may be able to find a modern cross reference from this original number.
Another possibility would be to use a slightly longer hose. Wagner FC11191 was 17-5/16" long and used for 1949-51 and possibly newer Ford trucks.
The Wagner information is from a 1951 catalog.
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