Brakes

The inside of the Left rear drum (Torino-style 10x2.5"; 13/16" bore; 2900# axle) looked better than I expected, but some problems… Owner I washed & sandblasted the moving hardware, and then clearcoated it. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Owner On the Right rear, I found that someone had broken off the slave piston limit tabs from the backing plate. Rather than try to replace the b… Owner Fortunately, the Left rear tabs had merely been bent in, so I bent them back out. These are NOT used or necessary when the brakes are assem… Owner Both front hubs were obviously contaminated with water, and the lock knobs didn't move. The Left had been forced so hard that it was cracke… Owner After soaking for a day & then scrubbing the hub internals, it's apparent that they were driven through deep water, and then abandoned wet… Owner I knocked the rear lugs out of the hubs and polished the flanges. But these new lug studs are not the same as the originals - their shoulde… Owner It looks like they'll work - the shoulder is only about 1/16" too long, which should fit in the recess of any wheel (including the cur… Owner I didn't realize this hub was machined 0.05" (nearly 1/16") too small until the seal was ruined. Note the narrow shoulder between… Owner This hub's seal bore is correct. Note the wider shoulder compared to the previous pic. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://ww… Owner After some research & a few trips to parts stores, I tracked down a seal that fits this odd hub. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Owner Even though this caliper's reading (3.290") doesn't match the seal's spec (3.303"), it matches the reading I got from the 2nd hub… Owner Before stabbing the hub onto the spindle, I like to fill the cavity between the bearings with the same hi-temp bearing grease that they're… Owner I also like to fill the cavity between the inner beariing & seal with grease. The dark grease is just older blue grease from my bearing pac… Owner All the flare nuts were stuck on the lines, so I worked them free, polished & greased the tubes so they'll seat properly without twisting t… Owner That's REALLY annoying... But I didn't feel like waiting for RockAuto to send a replacement. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Owner Assembling the front shoes doesn't require any tools. But every point of metal-to-metal contact is greased using the correct brake grease.… Owner While the rear brakes were apart, I tested the e-brake by depressing the pedal fully, and then releasing it. It didn't spring back up, whic… Owner This is not only a result of the same neglect that caused the brakes & hub locks not to work - it's also a cause of some of the problems. A… Owner The RHR brake line was bent in several places, including immediately behind the wheel cylinder's tube nut, preventing it from sliding back.… Owner New lug nuts (& studs), and rebuilt 5-screw auto hub locks (tested working) Owner After the dual exhaust was replaced with a sensible Y-pipe & muffler, the e-brake problems became apparent. The tab for the back end of the… Owner Because its tab wasn't attached to the body, the front cable had been pinched between the floor & the transmission crossmember. Both rear c… Owner A small structure was fabricated to hold the e-brake cable securely to the floor patch. [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/115… Owner The front cable's tab has to be attached to the body, so I had no choice but to build a bracket (with the original tab welded in) & bolt it… Owner