Brakes check

[grady hawkins]

Took on a brake relining but couldn.t get the drums back on even with a mkeshif Amoco tool.

Long story short discovered that the shoes had .240(two hundres fourty thousands) instead of the 200 thousands called for in the specs.

Don't know if anyone else has had this this situtation but a good idea to check thr thickness first

[Reg Evans]

I've had that problem too. I ended up having to carefully grind some of the lining off with my bench mounted belt sander. Worked fine.

[greg g]

Smells good too!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Young Ed]

Come guys get it right. Proper tool for the job is the ammco brake shoe arcer. Then you can custom grind them to fit the drums.

[grey beard]

Oversized lining is a problem. The last batch of Pilothouse shoes I got from Andy Somebody were standard on the fronts and oversized on the rear axle. Have to admit they were all new shoes and not remanned like I expected, but I also needed to do the bench sander trick in order to get the rear drums back on. AND now they're just dragging a hair with everything backed off. Won't need to adjust them babies one bit for the first hundred miles.

I wonder why anyone lines shoes with oversized lining, unless it is with the assumption that 50 year old vehicles all have worn drums. Nothing else makes any sense to me, but I've encountered this problem several times before. Unless you have an old Aamco arc grinder, you're pretty much left to your own (sanding) devices.

[47heaven]

Hey guys...that's why I'm going to disk in the front. This way I have a safer, more dependable braking car, and I don't have to worry about adjustments anymore (except in the rear) or losing my brakes in the rain. Sure, I want to be as original as possible, but pratical seems more sensible in this case. What people can't see won't hurt them.

[TodFitch]

. . . or losing my brakes in the rain. . .

Huh? The only time I have ever had issues with losing drum brakes in the rain wasn't because of rain, it was because I was fording a hub high flooded street. Even there it is not a problem, just use a light touch on the brake pedal to dry them off.

Just where are you planning on driving where this is more than a very, very rare issue?

[Don Coatney]

Tod' date='

You have a good point about wet brakes. Disc brakes will get the same way in deep water. However, you can't compare the drum brakes to the effectiveness of disc brakes. I converted my P15 coupe to front disc brakes. Big thing is they never need adjusting now. In addition, they stop the car much faster and with a lot less pressure on the brake pedal. Now I just lay my foot on the brake pedal with hardley any pressure at all and the car comes to a stop. Just like your modern car does. Makes the old car a lot more fun to drive, because you don't have to worry about giving yourself so much room to stop.[/quote']

Norm;

Zactly how many miles have youn driven your car with the upgrade? :D

Your brakes could become saturated from the moisture seeping through the concrete floor of your garage:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Plymouthy Adams]

Norm..don't feel so bad I bet you drive it more than I do the Sunbeam Tiger...I actually drove it once in 13 months...took it out for a run..filled the tank and brought it back home..I made my annual pilgrimage to the DMV today...first customer this morning and walked out with my 12 new tags...

[PatS....]

I have NEVER driven this '49 Chrysler!!!

[Plymouthy Adams]

The lady there is one of the best people I have ever dealt with in any DMV office...and I have never had to wait in line normally I do this on the way home form work but as I have taken about 11 days off and had a bit of house painting to do today. I got the tags out of the way early. I have two YOM tags in that group also...and she said I was the first customer she ever waited on who has asked for this FREE service...also get one tag for free as a Retired Military...and I transferred it to my Town and Country and put the T&C tag on the Eagle..also no charge..we get to run blue dots here..get a special antique tag at no extra cost..basic Georgia tag with a picture of an antique car on it...plus no less than 20 odd specialty tags and of course if you wish to order the vanity tag you can...(that be x-tra) Oh yeah and as a retired vet I do not pay for drivers license either..my picture on my license was taken in 1994 and I keep getting it renewed by mail with the same photo..last year they renewed it for me for 12 years..good till 2017 guess as how they do not charge vets the extended valid period is a cost saving back to them...

[55 Fargo]

Hey Pat, I now have real 48 Chrysler seats in my car, and windows, took it out for a spin about a week ago, of course the car isn't registered yet. I saw a Mountie cruising down our road on Saturday, might have to be careful, I also saw a big wolf the same day, not too far from my place...........Fred ps once you get oyur car runnin, just through in a pop case and go for a spin, nothing like the first ride.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Fred..speaking of wolves..I think I saw one this morning on the fringe of the game managment area about 3 miles up the road..we are overrun with coyote..they yip and yap but this beast was much bigger, more muscluar and deeper in color..I found reference to wolf in the lowlands of the state..but did not name my county specifically..we have bear and panther..why not wolf...last week or so there were about 18 wild turkeys in the same field...have seen small herds of deer there and feral pigs galore..the coyote have never been in my yeard that I have ever seen...coyote have been in the briar patch across the road in the woods..they sure make a racket some times.

[55 Fargo]

Here's my new/old seat, they fit like a glove, they will eventually be recovered...............Fred

[55 Fargo]

Tim, loads of Coyotes here, this critter was big, at first I thought it was a Deer, then I could see it was a good sized wolf, heavier and darker as you have described, not as big as some I have seen, saw a white one once must have been well over a 100 pounds. There is also wild turkeys and pheasants around, they are not native here, but get loose from there captive homes. We also have Wild Boar here, there is a free for all on hunting them here as they are viewed as nuisance wild life, they are not native to Manitoba. Today on my way to work at about 0700, a deer ran into my truck and broke the rear tail light assembly to bits and put a dent inthe rear quarter, this popped right back out, the truck is a 1994 Ford Ranger, I was doing about 50 mph, did not see the deer as it was in a very built up area with lots of homes............................Fred