Brake shoes

[oscar]

Hello all. I am a new member and this is my first Plymouth pickup project. we shipped my wife's- great uncle's, (original owner) 1941 1/2 ton pickup home from Nebraska. I am in the process of reinstalling the brakes which my son removed about 5 years ago. He/we are having difficulty remembering where the 2 short shoes go. any help is appreciated.

 

[B1B Keven]

Welcome! More pics of the truck please.

The short shoes go towards the front of the truck.

[oscar]

so, they face the front on the front end of the truck? I seem to remember the short shoes facing the rear of the truck when we removed them. which seemed odd to me at the time as all other brakes I have done the short shoe always faced the front. 

[TodFitch]

Most of the images I've seen for various year Mopar Lockheed brakes show the short shoes in back. I think it might be one of those differences between self-energizing Bendix style brakes and Lockheed brakes.

[Dodgeb4ya]

The short lining shoes go only on the rear brakes and are the rear "short lining" shoe.

Same shoe length of linings are used on front brakes at both the front and rear shoes. 

[oscar]

That's what we were thinking.thanks all

[oscar]

B1B Kevin...more pics 41 pt125. the first ones are the day after delivery. lotsa Nebraska farm dust/mud caked on. pushed it out back and pressure washed what I could. the mice had taken over as seen in the clutch area.

Edited August 19, 2015 by oscar

[Young Ed]

That's a beauty. Looks like a great candidate for some minor fixing and then driving!

[jeffsunzeri]

Hello all. I am a new member and this is my first Plymouth pickup project. we shipped my wife's- great uncle's, (original owner) 1941 1/2 ton pickup home from Nebraska. I am in the process of reinstalling the brakes which my son removed about 5 years ago. He/we are having difficulty remembering where the 2 short shoes go. any help is appreciated.

Wow. What a beautiful, unmolested time capsule. Please, oh please don't upgrade anything - just refresh, restore and enjoy. You've been given quite a gift, as I'm sure you may know.

[B1B Keven]

Beautiful truck! Yes, please keep her stock.

[oscar]

Got the brakes on new lines all the way around,(tried the polyarmor) bled everything including the master before installing. Adjusted twice or thrice and still have a low pedal.

any help?

Heading for the motor next.

can the oil pump be primed?

[oscar]

Got the brakes on new lines all the way around,(tried the polyarmor) bled everything including the master before installing. Adjusted twice or thrice and still have a low pedal.

any help?

Heading for the motor next.

can the oil pump be primed?

[Jerry Roberts]

On priming the oil pump , Vintage Power Wagons recommends submerging the pump in oil and turning the shaft until it stops making bubbles . 

[oscar]

Any way to prime the entire engine, as it's been sitting for several years?

[Dodgeb4ya]

Pump oil into the oil galley on the side of the block using a modified garden sprayer.

[TodFitch]

Regarding low pedal, you mention new lines all around but it is not clear to me if you have replaced/relined the shoes or replaced or turned the drums. My experience is that if the arc of the brake shoe lining surface does not match the arc of the drum you will never get  a good adjustment and without a good adjustment you pedal will be low.