Lincoln Continental 1964 Shop Manual page 18

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the tube to the hose with the tube
fitting nut.
A rear brake hose should be in-
stalled so that it does not touch the
muffler outlet pipe or shock absorber.
PART 2-2- BRAKE SYSTEM
Place a new gasket over the rear
hose fitting and screw the hose as-
sembly into the rear brake tube con-
nector. Engage the front end of the
hose
to
the bracket on the frame so
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
MASTER CYLINDER
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery ground
cable.
2. Remove the hydraulic line out-
let fitting from the master cylinder.
3. Disconnect the stop light switch
wires. It is not necessary to remove
the stop light switch.
4. Remove the two nuts and lock
washers that secure the master cylin-
der to the booster unit (Fig. 14).
Separate the master cylinder from
the booster unit and make sure that
the master cylinder does not rest on
the push rod.
5. Remove the rubber seal from
the outer groove at the end of the
master cylinder.
6. Remove the push rod from the
power unit. Do not disturb the ad-
justing screw.
INSTALLATION
1. Apply a light coating of lubri-
cant COAZ-19584-A to the piston
end of the hydraulic push rod and
guide the piston end of the push rod
into the center bore of the booster
piston.
2. Twist the push rod to make cer-
tain the rnd of the piston is bot-
FIG.
14-Master Cylinder
ond Booster Installation
tamed against the reaction disc and
there is no air pocket between the
end of the push rod and the reaction
disc.
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Before proceeding with the in-
stallation, check the distance from
the outer end of the push rod to the
master cylinder mounting surface at
the end of the vacuum cylinder
(Part 2-1, Fig. 1). This dimension
should be from 1.175 to 1.180 inch
measured metal to metal. If the push
rod dimension is not correct, see
"Master Cylinder Push Rod Adjust-
ment", Part 2-1, Section 2.
4. When the push rod adjustment
is correct, replace the rubber seal in
the groove at the end of the master
cylinder.
5. Position the master cylinder
over the push rod onto the two studs
that are integral with the booster
body.
6.
Install the attaching nuts and
lock washers and torque the nuts to
specifications.
7.
Replace the stop 1ight switch
wires.
8. Install the master cylinder hy-
draulic line outlet fitting.
9. Bleed the brake system. Fill the
ma<>ter cylinder to V<l-lh inch from
the top of the filler opening. Replace
the filler cap and gasket.
10. Connect the battery ground
cable.
BOOSTER UNIT
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery ground
cable.
2. Remove the three retaining
bolts, nut and washer, and remove
the two left side fender apron··to-
cowl braces for access (Fig. 14).
3. From inside the car, remove
the six retaining screws and the in-
strument panel lower outer extension
from the underside of the instru-
ment panel.
Before removing the lower outer
extension from cars equipped with
:1
speed control, remove the control
head (two retaining screws) from
the underside of the instrument
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that the hose bends are in a plane
between the bracket and connector.
Install the horseshoe-type retaining
clip, and connect the tube to the
hose with the tube fitting nut.
panel. Disconnect the light and wire
(plug-in connector) from the control
lead.
4. Remove the C-washer that re-
tains the brake pedal to booster push
rod (Fig. 16), and disconnect the
rod from the pedal. Remove the
nylon bushings from the rod.
5. Loosen the hood release handle-
to-bracket lock nut, and remove the
release handle and cable assembly
from the bracket to obtain clearance
for removing the booster retaining
nuts.
6. Remove the five retaining nuts
from the booster mounting studs at
the passenger side of the dash panel.
7. From under the hood,
discon~
nect the vacuum hose from the
booster and remove the booster as-
sembly.
INSTALLATION
1. Install the booster assembly on
the engine side of the dash panel.
The mounting studs and valve rod
go through the holes in the dash
paneL
2. Connect the vacuum hose to
the booster. A new clamp will be
required.
3. From inside the car, install the
booster retaining nuts on the mount-
ing studs and torque them to specifi-
cations.
4. Install the nylon bushings in
the eye of the push rod. Use grease
to lubricate the bushings.
5. Connect the push rod to the
brake pedal assembly and secure
with the C-washer (Fig. 16).
6. Position the hood release handle
and cable assembly in the bracket at
the bottom of the instrument panel,
and tighten the lock nut.
7. Position the lower outer exten-
sion assembly to the underside of
the instrument panel and secure with
six attaching screws.
On cars equipped with a speed
control, connect the light and wire
(plug-in connector) to the control
head. M aunt the control head to the
underside of the instrument panel
and secure with two screws.