Winter Refresh

Now that winter is here, Old Blue doesn't get out of the garage quite so often so we will take this time to do some of the maintenance work that requires longer tear down times. Gracie has been bugging me about the squeaking noise when she roles down the passenger side window and the master brake cylinder seems to be getting mushy so we will take on these two tasks while the rains are falling and hopefully Old Blue will be ready for the spring drives through town.

Squeaky Windows:

Whenever the kids roll down the passenger side window it makes high pitched 'SQUEAK' that makes them recoil and yell 'Dad, we need to fix this ...' so I took to the Ford Truck Enthusiast site to find out what can be done about this noise. Wasn't difficult to find many threads in the FE forums speaking to the issue and the fix, however, all contained warnings that this task of replacing the window felt was not for the faint of heart.

!966 Ford F-250 Door Components

I looked at the usual suspects to procure the parts needed and decided on the Dennis Carpenter option available at http://dennis-carpenter.com/truck57-66/c/13/

I selected the bundle package that included all the parts for both drivers and passenger side doors.

Dennis Carpenter Anti-Rattler Offering

and on the recommendation of many of the people who have updated their windows previously I opted to replace the vent window rubber at the same time since I would be pulling out those windows during the process and looking at them today, they are hard as rock and very brittle.

Vent Window Rubber

Parts should arrive this week and hopefully we can start installation over the weekend.

Rebuild Master Brake Cylinder:

Not sure if this is really the root cause of the mushy brakes but after a little research it seems to be the appropriate place to begin my remediation.