Posted by Paul (in NY) on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at 16:10:28 :
I was told a few years ago that it was impossible to use Helitool Suspended Pedals in a M37 since the brake pedal was directly inline with the steering column. This is true, but dont believe it cant be done, and simply. To make the brake pedal clear the steering column, you would have to serious bending (re-shapeing) and then the pedal would be shorter in length than the clutch pedal.
Instead and a lot easier is to take the Helitool Suspended Pedals as shipped and just swap the Clutch and Brake pedal. This is plug and play, requiring only a 3/4" wrench to remove the top pivot bolt on each pedal, swap them and re-insert and tighten the pivot bolts. Thats it, problem over.
Hydratech Inc has developed a Hydroboost Brake unit with a Power Wagon Spec. This spec details the billet machined aluminum mount, Booster Unit and a Plug and Play connection to the Helitool Suspended Pedals. Ten minutes and the Hydroboost is mounted on the Helitool Suspended Pedals. The Master Cylinder in the picture was supplied by Hydroboost, but it is the same one I use on all my trucks NAPA 39017 (Bendix 11584) with a 1.3125" bore (JD-8 option for Hydroboost) The M37 engine compartment gives much more available real estate than a PW or WC. Look at my Carryall or Hydroboost albums to see how close the Hydroboost is on my Carryall compared to the M37 with lots of free space.
Tomorrow, I will bleed the brake system and then hook up the Power Steering Hoses to drive the Saginaw Power Steering, Hydroboost and the MU-2 Winch. Maybe this truck will really be finished someday ? More pictures of the Hydroboost and Pedals on the M37 Album.
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Paul
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