Aka "antirattler" spring in Ford (and probably other) front axle drum brakes. I see this long spring pic in the manuals, just under the wheel cylinder. Connects forward shoe directly to rear shoe. The spring kits don't include this one. A lot of people say "it isn't needed". Well sure maybe, but it seems kind of strange. Why was it included in the first place? Supposedly it was to keep the linings from glazing or somesuch. Any brake gurus know the story?
not 35 or 6, he's showing self energizing brakes, like f100 or Lincoln. since you didnt tell us what your working on, i'll throw out this, if each shoe has a spring going to the anchor stud at the top , nothing else should be needed unless its involved with the rear parking brake
The 64 Ford Truck shop manual shows a picture of them for the front axle. Maybe it's a 4WD thing, but the googelizer also shows a lot of people wondering about that spring in some of the car forums.
Iff memory server right a good number of that model of Fords that I did brake jobs on had those springs. Absolte necessity I am not sure but I always put them back. I'm thinking that they were on the cars from that time frame too. The only spring package I can find with that style spring in it is for 3/4 tons though. I found that in the Mac online catalog.
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