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9/22/23: Today I continued my installation of my Power Disk Brake Kit. The drivers side went on so much easier now that I’m a “self proclaimed expert”.

Next on the list is to remove the rear tranny mount for clearance for the new power booster/master cylinder, which doesn’t look like it has been removed since it was installed over 70 years ago, so I soaked all the fasteners in PB Blaster. My initial plan is to install the booster assembly in the original position then modify the support to fit around the assembly. I might just end up buying a new tubular support, but won’t make that decision until I see how much the original support would need to be modified.

9/24/23: Today, I removed the rear tranny support. It took me quite a bit of time as I was working on my back on a creeper and there are total of ten 3/8” bolts, five on each side holding that support in, plus four holding the tranny support. with so many ‘bolters questioning whether it was really needed, I wonder why it was so over engineered. I used a 1/2 impact to remove the nuts. I needed to remove the battery to get access the heads of the bolts on that side. I needed to get out from under the truck a few times to give my arms a rest, but I persevered.

I continued to remove the master cylinder and all of the brake lines, getting ready to install the new booster. I installed the booster mount and temporarily bolted in the booster and master cylinder. The push rod is definitely too long and will need to be shortened. How much is yet to be determined.