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The inside of the Left rear drum (Torino-style 10x2.5"; 13/16" bore; 2900# axle) looked be...

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I washed & sandblasted the moving hardware, and then clearcoated it.

IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, cli...

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On the Right rear, I found that someone had broken off the slave piston limit tabs from the backing ...

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Fortunately, the Left rear tabs had merely been bent in, so I bent them back out.

These are NOT use...

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313 hits | 78.07 KB | Posted: 7/1/19
Both front hubs were obviously contaminated with water, and the lock knobs didn't move. The Left ha...

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203 hits | 76.33 KB | Posted: 7/2/19
After soaking for a day & then scrubbing the hub internals, it's apparent that they were driven thro...

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157 hits | 79.71 KB | Posted: 7/13/19
I knocked the rear lugs out of the hubs and polished the flanges. But these new lug studs are not t...

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153 hits | 61.71 KB | Posted: 7/14/19
It looks like they'll work - the shoulder is only about 1/16" too long, which should fit in the...

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144 hits | 64.1 KB | Posted: 7/14/19
I didn't realize this hub was machined 0.05" (nearly 1/16") too small until the seal was r...

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This hub's seal bore is correct. Note the wider shoulder compared to the previous pic.

IF THE IMAG...

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177 hits | 68.34 KB | Posted: 7/18/19
After some research & a few trips to parts stores, I tracked down a seal that fits this odd hub.

IF...

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148 hits | 70 KB | Posted: 7/14/19
Even though this caliper's reading (3.290") doesn't match the seal's spec (3.303"), it mat...

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Before stabbing the hub onto the spindle, I like to fill the cavity between the bearings with the sa...

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186 hits | 87.95 KB | Posted: 7/14/19
I also like to fill the cavity between the inner beariing & seal with grease. The dark grease is ju...

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All the flare nuts were stuck on the lines, so I worked them free, polished & greased the tubes so t...

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240 hits | 93.77 KB | Posted: 7/14/19
That's REALLY annoying... But I didn't feel like waiting for RockAuto to send a replacement.

IF TH...

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228 hits | 59.53 KB | Posted: 7/14/19
Assembling the front shoes doesn't require any tools. But every point of metal-to-metal contact is ...

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420 hits | 64.92 KB | Posted: 7/14/19
While the rear brakes were apart, I tested the e-brake by depressing the pedal fully, and then relea...

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248 hits | 93.86 KB | Posted: 7/14/19
This is not only a result of the same neglect that caused the brakes & hub locks not to work - it's ...

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251 hits | 72.13 KB | Posted: 7/18/19
The RHR brake line was bent in several places, including immediately behind the wheel cylinder's tub...

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222 hits | 81.5 KB | Posted: 7/21/19
New lug nuts (& studs), and rebuilt 5-screw auto hub...

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310 hits | 97.68 KB | Posted: 11/10/19
After the dual exhaust was replaced with a sensible Y-pipe & muffler, the e-brake problems became ap...

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215 hits | 87.91 KB | Posted: 11/10/19
Because its tab wasn't attached to the body, the front cable had been pinched between the floor & th...

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431 hits | 91.29 KB | Posted: 1/3/22
A small structure was fabricated to hold the e-brake cable securely to the floor patch.

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508 hits | 77.96 KB | Posted: 11/10/19
The front cable's tab has to be attached to the body, so I had no choice but to build a bracket (wit...