S/SS Brake safety - Page 2

Buick6 · 09-12-2017, 09:10 PM

I went to a local wrecking yard one day this summer and found 3 Chevy S10's with manual brake master cylinders with the retainer cups and push rods. I also grabbed a couple manual steering boxes since manual brake S10's usually have manual steering boxes. Cheap too!

Mark Yacavone · 09-12-2017, 10:14 PM

I seem to remember drilling out the piston in a power master for a longer rod, years ago.
Maybe it was just a dream, but it sounds like something I would do.

Tom Goldman · 09-12-2017, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by David Lee

i must be daft, can you explain where this goes. I am converting to a mopar mc as we speak and last thing I need is an unsafe brake system

The Bickel retainer basically replaces the rubber boot .
The pushrod has a shoulder that can not go thru the hole on the retainer

HandOverFist · 09-12-2017, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by David Lee

i must be daft, can you explain where this goes. I am converting to a mopar mc as we speak and last thing I need is an unsafe brake system

You can see it behind this M/C...

David Lee · 09-13-2017, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by HandOverFist

You can see it behind this M/C...

I am using the mopar 4 to 2 adapter, can i still use this?

J&S Racing · 09-14-2017, 07:26 AM

Well this was good timing. Car just came back from the chassis shop and first order of business is brakes.

I will be using the mopar master with the 4 to 2 adapter like David and I'm wondering the same thing. Can the bickle piece be used with the adaptor or will a stop need to be made?

Strawboss · 09-14-2017, 03:46 PM

We did this on a Camaro back in the late 80's. We bent a u shaped bracket about 1" wide thin metal with a hole in the center and placed it behind the MS and the push rod thru the hole. You had to slot the firewall to clear the bracket and drill holes to bolt on the MS bolts but this way there is no way for the rod to fall out. It is still that way today. This is cheap an easy to do.

09-12-2017, 09:10 PM	#1
Buick6 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 84 Likes: 16 Liked 16 Times in 7 Posts	Re: S/SS Brake safety I went to a local wrecking yard one day this summer and found 3 Chevy S10's with manual brake master cylinders with the retainer cups and push rods. I also grabbed a couple manual steering boxes since manual brake S10's usually have manual steering boxes. Cheap too!

09-12-2017, 10:14 PM	#2
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,815 Likes: 2,903 Liked 5,120 Times in 1,951 Posts	Re: S/SS Brake safety I seem to remember drilling out the piston in a power master for a longer rod, years ago. Maybe it was just a dream, but it sounds like something I would do. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

09-14-2017, 07:26 AM	#6
J&S Racing Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 283 Likes: 102 Liked 319 Times in 82 Posts	Re: S/SS Brake safety Well this was good timing. Car just came back from the chassis shop and first order of business is brakes. I will be using the mopar master with the 4 to 2 adapter like David and I'm wondering the same thing. Can the bickle piece be used with the adaptor or will a stop need to be made?

09-14-2017, 03:46 PM	#7
Strawboss Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 15 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: S/SS Brake safety We did this on a Camaro back in the late 80's. We bent a u shaped bracket about 1" wide thin metal with a hole in the center and placed it behind the MS and the push rod thru the hole. You had to slot the firewall to clear the bracket and drill holes to bolt on the MS bolts but this way there is no way for the rod to fall out. It is still that way today. This is cheap an easy to do.