Re: 53 Clipper Brake Pedal

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2017/3/8 12:01:57

There is a pretty good illustration in the 48-54 Parts List, Plate #63. Also as I recall the shaft has one or more grease fittings which have probably been ignored for years and may be the reason for the stiff pedal motion.

Just as an aside it's always a bit of a mystery to me as to why so many folks lubricate their own cars but don't consult the lubrication chart in the owner's manual, or elsewhere. And ff you have a commercial garage do it for you, do them and yourself a favor and take the chart to them. Another notorious missed lubrication point is the somewhat hidden center oiler on the 356 engine AutoLite starter motors. And yet another, ignition distributors - both the external oiler or grease cup and the internal lubrication points of which there are several; the felt wick beneath the rotor, the pivot pins for the centrifugal advance, and the breaker plate motion points (for example, thelarge ring ball bearing on some AutoLites, bronze sliders on many Delcos).

Sorry for digressing.