plymouthcranbrook

I did not realize that you were out of the States. Glad to hear you found the info you were looking for.

Did you contact Bernbaum? They have listings for truck emergency brake linings under service brakes. For some reason I cannot copy and past the link but you can find it easily on site.

Both of the chargers that I use for my winter storage are for 6 and 12 volt. and both cost about $30, one from Sears and one from Walmart Both do the job, one on a 6 volt system and the other on a 12.

Grind could also be a weak syncro. My 52 with a brand new clutch is hard to shift into 2nd until the trans is hot and even then it goes better with a pause before finishing the shift

I am amazed that any of them walked away, Thus the myth of" I'd rather be thrown clear"

As God is my witness I saw a guy at the Golden Corral last Friday at least that size, if not bigger. My daughter says she likes to go there once in a while to feel skinny

That is a BRAVE Man!

OK

Well Sure!

I love the way they test cars by spinning donuts in their parking lots. Great Auto Hobby publicity

It looked like a custom. You learn something new everyday.

I noticed this on E-Bay a couple of minutes ago and did a double take. Has anyone ever seen an intake manifold like this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plymouth-Other-ROOF-CHOPPED-3-FRONT-4-BACK-1951-plymouth-cambridge-chopped-free-shipping-all-new-/190953457759?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2c75b6885f&item=190953457759&pt=US_Cars_Trucks

Believe me, driving one is more fun!

Extra fun for me as in Summer I drive a train at an Amusement Park near my home.

Although I live in Northeastern Illinois I am a member of the Dairyland Region of the POC. I know Ken Bartz as well. The region is centered around the Madison/Janesville area and is fairly active in the summer months. Not so much in the winter. Most events are social meetings. The club is very family orientated and most events are one day with a sprinkling of weekend tours. If you think that you might like to visit a meet in the spring of 2014 or later let me know and I will give you our schedule. Let me know here and I will give you a contact number.

Welcome!

Bernbaum has done well by me with whatever I needed from them

Got everything solved. Went back to Napa when I couldn't find a supplier of the original parts. Found a washer just a little thicker than the ones I first tried. Took out upper cylinders as suggested and put on the hoses in a vise. Bought Vacuum bleeder for the lower left cylinder and after several tries got a little fluid through it. Then pedal bled it the rest of the way. The left lower never got a hard stream out of it as the others all did but no air. Then readjusted the brakes and put it back together. Went on a 6 mile ride and everything seems good. Happy me.

In June I sold a non operational 1958 Chevrolet Apache Pickup with a 283 and a three speed in California for $400. I thought that was a good price then as it got it out of my hair.

Neat

That is what they look like. Does anyone have a source for them?

If you can find the old number it would be greatly appreciated. No one I have talked to has the washers separate or in most cases with the wheel cylinders. The ones I bought from NAPA seemed to fit very well and I was surprised that the one side didn't seal. I am going to remove it again on Sunday and see if I can figure out what is not right. I spoke to Vintage Power Wagons about the bleeding problem and their suggestion was to use a power bleeder. I noticed a home made one in another post and will look into it as well. Thanks for all the information. If anyone else has any ideas please pass them on. It seems funny that the washers that were on it we so different from any I have seem before. Thanks ptwothree for the suggestions. I will try and see if they help.

Yes, I did start with the lower one on each wheel. I could hear and feel the shoes hitting the drum when the pedal was pushed on each side. The right one went great except for the small leak. I blew through the small line and got a good flow of air but will try putting a small piece of piano wire through to check. Thanks for checking the washer size. I will check back

I am having a problem with two areas of my recent repair effort on my 52 Cranbrook. The first is related to bleeding of the front brakes. l seem to be unable to get any brake fluid out of the left front lower cylinder. Right side bleed ok on both upper and lower, Left has good fluid on the upper but not the lower. Line between the two is open, and unscrewing the line from the lower while keeping the upper connected shows a little fluid coming out. I have not finally adjusted the brakes but using my sizing tool the shoes are close to the drum. And all three other wheels did bleed out ok. Second problem relates to the crush washers that connect the brake rubber hose to the upper front wheel cylinder. When removing the cylinder I noticed that the washers were the strangest I had ever seen. Shaped liked a saucer with a thick base. One was bent so I called around looking for a new set.(Rock Auto apparently does not supply these with new cylinders) Several said no, the did not have them(One said that they come with new cylinders) I found one place that after several discussions thought they had the correct ones. When they arrived they were flat and fit loosely over the male part of the hose. Being sure they could not be right, I then went to the local NAPA store and found a washer that although flat, fit very well around the hose and was big enough to cover the sealing area. The left side(where the problem with bleeding was) seems to have sealed ok but the right side where bleeding seems ok is oozing at the connection. Does anyone have any experience with this and have any ideas? Any assistance greatly appreciated as it seems almost every job that I start on this car takes forever and has complications. Thanks.

Vacuum Leak?