Brake pedal adjustment?

[importfighter01]

Those without fear of making this adjustment reap the hard pedal benefits. Again, this Does NOT effect the brake switch in any way shape or form.

Thank you for posting @AdamHarris ! I had 4 threads exposed and made rod flush with bracket like you did. Brake pedal is now amazing vs super mushy stock feel. Drove for 30 min in various braking conditions and no issues. Super happy.

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[SilverSlugger]

Wow I believe you might have found a better fix than the Ford TSB for the mushy pedals. I’m going to do this over the weekend along with some other small goodies.

 

[AdamHarris]

i wanna follow one of you fuckers and see what your stop lamps are doing and when......

you claim the switch is not affected, but you offer no evidence on what parts moved when you adjusted this clevis position.
did the brake booster shaft move further in, or did the brake pedal lever move further up?

the latter would mean the switch has changed positions.

the easiest way to know i guess would be, is the pedal higher up now than it was previously?

the effects of that can be the overheated brakes the warning from the tech manual states, as well as ABS issues....have ya'll confirmed your ABS functions as designed in all of its parameters? theres many of them. a short trip round the block might not be enough to say its OK.

just being the devils advocate....

My god man the rod went further in!!! The pedal CANNOT move closer to your body. You are one thick sumbitch at times.
All we did was take up dead slack in the brake travel. That is ALL.

 

[AdamHarris]

For the love of all that’s holy It’s the switch assembly itself that is the stopper. It’s more robust than it looks.
I circled it but I don’t think you can see the crayon on my phone screen..

 

[SilverSlugger]

Yeah i don’t know, I plan on very carefully experimenting with this. I’ll probably only adjust a tiny bit the first time and test it out. It’s interesting to me that at stock the Rangers above were set at different locations on the thread count.

 

[AdamHarris]

You CANNOT PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL CLOSER TO YOUR BODY BY ADJUSTING THIS ROD!

 

[P. A. Schilke]

You CANNOT PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL CLOSER TO YOUR BODY BY ADJUSTING THIS ROD!

If not careful...you can cause the brakes to be lightly applied without noticing until you experience significant brake wear. Proceed with caution...

 

[AdamHarris]

If not careful...you can cause the brakes to be lightly applied without noticing until you experience significant brake wear. Proceed with caution...

That is true, you could do that. As stated make very small adjustments at a time and check your progress throughly.
Just to reiterate: THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NEVER EVER MOVE CLOSER TO YOUR SHIN AT ANY TIME WHILE DOING THIS PROCEDURE.

 

[AdamHarris]

i wanna follow one of you fuckers and see what your stop lamps are doing and when......

you claim the switch is not affected, but you offer no evidence on what parts moved when you adjusted this clevis position.
did the brake booster shaft move further in, or did the brake pedal lever move further up?

the latter would mean the switch has changed positions.

the easiest way to know i guess would be, is the pedal higher up now than it was previously?

the effects of that can be the overheated brakes the warning from the tech manual states, as well as ABS issues....have ya'll confirmed your ABS functions as designed in all of its parameters? theres many of them. a short trip round the block might not be enough to say its OK.

just being the devils advocate....

That is perfectly fine to be the devils advocate. And you are correct, no one should even think about doing this unless they feel comfortable doing it. I just want to you to understand one thing and one thing alone: THE BRAKE PEDAL NEVER EVER MOVES CLOSER TO YOUR CHICKEN LEG BY MAKING THIS ADJUSTMENT. THE STOPER, WHEREVER SHE MAY BE, WILL NOT ALLOW IT. Just trying to be heard..

 

[AdamHarris]

What do I need a ruler measurement for? I’m telling you it was too much travel before and it’s the proper amount of pedal travel now, that’s all that is needed. You are absolutely stuck on the switch, and not the type of person who apparently is able sit back and say “let me really take a close look at this and think on it” are you?

Reach down and try to pull your brake pedal up, you can’t do it no matter how strong you are (there may be another “hard stop” up in there we aren’t seeing). Brake parts are build very robust for obvious reasons and that pedal is built to slam up toward you (like when your foot slips off the pedal) an infinite number of times over the life of the vehicle. The rod adjusts the OPPOSITE direction of the pedal (goes toward the booster)

it’s fine to play the other side just be sure you understand at least the basics of the argument you are trying to make.

 

[AdamHarris]

i hear you, but that's nothing more than that.
crickets

had you shown a ruler measurement before and after, or something else, then i would go ok.
but the switch is on an adjustable bracket for a reason.

Porpoise Hork provided measurements for you in his post; he even took temperature readings before and after! But something tells me that won’t matter to you though.

 

[RedlandRanger]

OK, this thread has obviously run its course. Locking it now.

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