Hey guys, I'm rebuilding a Dana 60 front end out of a '79 F350 4x4. The
parts are rusted pretty bad, so I'm going to end up
rebuilding/replacing almost everything.  While taking this apart, I was
initially impressed with the size of the dual piston brake calipers -
they're huge!

Then I had a heck of a time getting the other half of the brake
brackets off - the part that holds the outer side brake pad, that
slides (or is supposed to slide). Those shims were stuck in there
pretty good, and took quite a bit of pounding to get them out. This
design would appear to be prone to siezing up - so you'd only wear out
one pad on the caliper side.  I'm not that experienced with Ford stuff,
so maybe some of you here on the list would know - is this a
known/common problem for these brake brackets to sieze up?

If so, is there a fix, or should I look into some aftermarket brakes
for this project?

SuperDave