Hello Stangnetters,
hope you can help me with some (basic) Info for my rear end. The rear end and disc brakes are 1976 Lincoln Versailles (Granada & Mercury Monarch). The gears are Ford 3:50 Traction-Loc with 31 spline axles. I buyed the car with this setup installed on it.
Problem is: Today i taken the stang out for a spin and everytime i stepped on the brake i hear a little klonk noise from the rear. Wondering what that all of a sudden could be a tried to figure out more what the noisemaker could be and the result was every time i stepped / released the brakes it makes a noisy klonk sound. So i stopped at a parking lot and rattled trough the spokes of my rim the rear brake calipers and !!! The drivers side caliper has a little play to move up and down. I saw that the connection caliper / caliper bracket is as it should be and the whole caliper bracket is moving. I felt with my fingers that "behind" the bracket are some t-bolts and they are loose. Drived the stang slow and carefully back to my garage.
First time im working on the rear end so i searched the internet for some info if the bolts are only the connection between the rear flange and caliper bracket and how the rear end is actually assembled. Didnt found much info for my special case...
Does anybody have a detailed part picture / drawing how the rear end is assembled / built?
I hope this repair will only be a: tightening the bolts and everything will be good. Hoping on that nothing is worn out our damaged very badly through the loose bolt action. Any assumptions / experiences on that?
Thanks for any input / infos
have a nice day
Mario
hope you can help me with some (basic) Info for my rear end. The rear end and disc brakes are 1976 Lincoln Versailles (Granada & Mercury Monarch). The gears are Ford 3:50 Traction-Loc with 31 spline axles. I buyed the car with this setup installed on it.
Problem is: Today i taken the stang out for a spin and everytime i stepped on the brake i hear a little klonk noise from the rear. Wondering what that all of a sudden could be a tried to figure out more what the noisemaker could be and the result was every time i stepped / released the brakes it makes a noisy klonk sound. So i stopped at a parking lot and rattled trough the spokes of my rim the rear brake calipers and !!! The drivers side caliper has a little play to move up and down. I saw that the connection caliper / caliper bracket is as it should be and the whole caliper bracket is moving. I felt with my fingers that "behind" the bracket are some t-bolts and they are loose. Drived the stang slow and carefully back to my garage.
First time im working on the rear end so i searched the internet for some info if the bolts are only the connection between the rear flange and caliper bracket and how the rear end is actually assembled. Didnt found much info for my special case...
Does anybody have a detailed part picture / drawing how the rear end is assembled / built?
I hope this repair will only be a: tightening the bolts and everything will be good. Hoping on that nothing is worn out our damaged very badly through the loose bolt action. Any assumptions / experiences on that?
Thanks for any input / infos
have a nice day
Mario