Search the Community

Just picked up a '54 Job rated 1/2 ton truck. Rear wheel cylinder was leaking... Took some serious effort to get the rear drum off the passenger side. (RHT) Switched to the Drivers side (LHT) having issues because I have to use the lug bolts on the puller and they are not quite long enough and pop out.. Priced LHT bolts (1/2-20) AND WOW!! $35/ea if you can find them.. Anybody have any other sources for these LHT bolts that are less money? Anyway, I'm going to try some serious heat on the drum to see if that helps.. If not, I'll have to buy the longer bolts. OK, 'nuff of that... So, I am striking out on the drums.. I THINK mine are OK, but it seems these are very hard to find (11" x2 rear, 10" x 2 front) AND the wheel cylinder for the rear have a few different options.. ALL the pics I see show the uppers with the housing cutaway/recessed for the brake supply line. (I will attempt to post a pic of this) Mine have no recess in this area.. I do not see this being a big problem but would prefer to have the ones without the recess to insure they lay flat and no dirt can enter .. It appears the '52 Plymouth Cranbrook front brakes MAY use the same wheel cylinders as my rears. This is what I am trying to determine.. Will the '52 Cranbrook fronts works for me even with that recess or are there other differences? The pics from those places selling the "correct" uppers also show this recess.. So, I am guessing that they are using the same ones.. I have not been able to find good pics of any of these that do not have this recess. The Centric part numbers are such: Upper (supply):CENTRIC 13463040 and CENTRIC 13463043 and then the lowers are CENTRIC 13463041 and CENTRIC 13463044 Have any of you guys used these parts numbers successfully , if not what are the correct parts numbers? Any help or thoughts on ANY of the novel above would be great!! Thanks in advance