Section 2-2 · Pages 16–29 (14 pages)

Brake System

From the 1964 Ford and Mercury Shop Manual

Description and service of the Ford and Mercury brake system, including self-adjusting shoes, parking brake cable and equalizer, hydraulic bleeding, vacuum booster removal and installation, and major repair operations on the master cylinder, wheel cylinders and shoes.

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What this section covers

  • Self-adjusting brakes
  • Brake shoe adjustment
  • Hydraulic system bleeding
  • Parking brake cables
  • Power brake booster
  • Major repair operations
Year
1964
Make
Ford, Mercury
Vehicle
Passenger Cars
Type
Service Manual
Models
Ford Custom, Custom 500, Galaxie; Mercury Monterey, Montclair, Park Lane; wagons
Pages
677

What’s inside

Front matter and identification

  1. Title Page and ForewordCover, the Ford Division title page, the tabbed list of the 23 groups (second printing, October 1963) and the foreword describing how the manual is organized.pp. 1–4
  2. 1Ford and Mercury Identificationpp. 5–9

Chassis (groups 2 to 7)

  1. 2-1General Brake Servicepp. 11–15
  2. 2-2Brake Systempp. 16–29
  3. 2-3Brake SpecificationsBrake specifications page closing group 2, with the dimensions, adjustments and torque limits for the 1964 brakes.pp. 30–30
  4. 3Suspension, Steering, Wheels and Tirespp. 31–69
  5. 4-1General Axle Servicepp. 71–78
  6. 4-2Rear Axlepp. 79–92
  7. 4-3Rear Axle SpecificationsRear axle specifications: backlash, shim sizes, gear ratio tooth counts, lubricant specifications and part numbers, and torque limits.pp. 93–93
  8. 5-1Drive LineGroup 5 contents and the drive line part: drive shaft vibration and noise causes, description of the universal joints and slip yoke, and drive shaft replacement.pp. 95–96
  9. 5-2General Clutch Servicepp. 97–100
  10. 5-3Clutchpp. 101–105
  11. 5-4Drive Line and Clutch SpecificationsSpecifications page for the drive line and clutch, closing group 5.pp. 106–106
  12. 6-1General Manual Transmission ServiceGroup 6 contents and general service for the manual-shift transmissions: diagnosis and testing, common adjustments and repairs, and cleaning and inspection.pp. 107–109
  13. 6-2Three-Speed Transmissionpp. 110–116
  14. 6-3Four-Speed Transmissionpp. 117–126
  15. 6-4Overdrive Transmissionpp. 127–138
  16. 6-5Manual Transmission SpecificationsSpecifications for the three-speed, four-speed and overdrive transmissions: torque limits, clearances and lubricant.pp. 139–140
  17. 7-1General Automatic Transmission Servicepp. 141–160
  18. 7-2C4 Automatic Dual Range Transmissionpp. 161–194
  19. 7-3Cruise-O-Matic and Merc-O-Matic Transmissionpp. 195–221
  20. 7-4Automatic Transmission Specificationspp. 222–225

Engine, ignition, fuel and exhaust (groups 8 to 12)

  1. 8-1General Engine Servicepp. 227–249
  2. 8-2Mileage Maker Sixpp. 250–276
  3. 8-3Challenger 289 V-8pp. 277–305
  4. 8-4352, 390 and 427 V-8pp. 306–338
  5. 8-5Engine Specificationspp. 339–344
  6. 9-1General Ignition Servicepp. 345–368
  7. 9-2Loadomatic Distributorspp. 369–372
  8. 9-3Dual Advance Distributorspp. 373–377
  9. 9-4Centrifugal Advance Distributorspp. 378–381
  10. 9-5Ignition SpecificationsDistributor specifications by engine and distributor number: breaker point settings, dwell, condenser, ignition timing and centrifugal and vacuum advance characteristics (the final pages of this table are scanned after page 384).pp. 382–383
  11. 10-1General Fuel System Servicepp. 384–392
  12. 10-2Ford Single-Barrel Carburetorpp. 393–405
  13. 10-3Ford Dual Carburetorspp. 406–421
  14. 10-4Ford 4-Barrel Carburetorpp. 422–436
  15. 10-5Air Cleaner and Fuel Pumppp. 437–445
  16. 10-7Fuel Tank and Fuel LinesFuel tank and fuel line service: filler pipe, tank, sender unit and fuel lines for cars and station wagons, with routing illustrations.pp. 446–447
  17. 10-8Fuel System Specificationspp. 448–451
  18. 11Cooling Systempp. 452–467
  19. 12Exhaust Systempp. 468–475

Electrical and accessories (groups 13 to 16)

  1. 13-1General Charging System Servicepp. 476–489
  2. 13-2Generator and Generator Regulatorpp. 490–494
  3. 13-4Ford 40 and 42 Ampere Alternator and Regulatorpp. 495–500
  4. 13-6Leece-Neville Alternators and Regulatorspp. 501–508
  5. 13-10Charging System SpecificationsCharging system specifications including battery fast charge times by specific gravity and generator, alternator and regulator values.pp. 509–509
  6. 14Starting Systempp. 510–521
  7. 15Lighting System, Horns and Instrumentspp. 522–545
  8. 16Ventilating, Heating and Accessoriespp. 546–567

Body, trim and top (groups 17 and 18)

  1. 17Body, Doors and Windowspp. 568–622
  2. 18Trim, Seats and Convertible Toppp. 624–647

Maintenance, tools and index

  1. 19Maintenance ScheduleMaintenance schedule chart listing engine, transmission, chassis and body service items by mileage or months.pp. 648–649
  2. 20Maintenance Operationspp. 650–665
  3. 21Lubricant Charts and Specificationspp. 666–669
  4. 22Special Service Toolspp. 670–673
  5. 23Indexpp. 674–677

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