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| | | | Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 30 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 30 | So I'm prepping backing plates for paint and just basically anything I have apart I'm degreasing. So I have the articulating arms degreased on my front brakes 51 3600 but was wondering if you just clean the rust up and leave them as they are ? You dont paint the arms do you? Thanks in advance | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | Please use a better description for "articulating arms". Read this and let us know what part you are talking about. Go to INDEX/general description. The wheel cylinder has a dowel shaped "arm" sticking out each end. Pushes against shoes. If this is what you mean, no.......not painted. The old manual calls them connecting links.
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 30 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 30 | Yes sorry. I thought it said arms but yes they called them articulating links. Thanks | | | | | Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 30 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 30 | Yes I read that and I'm not painting them thanks. Guess i looked at the next page and saw figure 2 as they were describing parts number 7 says articulating link and the next page befor says connecting link. Not hard to confuse myself haha.I'm just a rookie learning appreciate the help | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | Actually my fault. I see you have a 3/4 T which probably has Huck brakes in Fig2. The link you asked about is probably different than I thought. So if you mean Fig2, item 7, still don't think I would paint, but optional. Especially in Michigan.
Your terminology was correct. I misled you. Sorry. I looked at Fig1.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,038 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,038 | Painting the articulating links would be optional. I painted them when I restored my '50 COE but they are no doubt covered in brake dust by now. I will say the truck spent most of its life outside and there was only a bit of surface rust when I intervened. Clean them up and you will be good to go.
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