“Parts Monkeys” was not used… because that’s a term a group of car parts
salesmen use for themselves. As for counter monkeys (also used by car parts
persons) I was referring to the help at your chain parts stores. Most did not
know what a retainer spring for a brake shoe was. Consistently all they could do
was enter yr/make/model in the computer, look at a section such as brakes, and
see what the computer listed. If it’s not in their computer it doesn’t exist.
Try to ask that person to let you go and look at brake hardware kits for a
comparable part. I contrast that to the help I grew up with in the Detroit area
in the ‘60s and ‘70s ( I didn’t sell car parts, I made them) when the person
behind the counter had some familiarity with cars. Note also how I contrasted
that with the persons at NAPA who went to the paper catalogs and after diligence
found the part. Ask your chain store to look at their paper catalogs. And you
can be sure I thanked the guys at NAPA who went to the effort to actually
look.
As for my being a “ red neck” , that’s a good one. I’ll have to
share it at my next Stanford alumnae meeting.
From:
Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Dave Dumais dave.dumais@xxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
Sent: Thursday, August 27,
2015 8:02 PM
To: Chrysler 300 List
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Brake shoe
retainer/hold down spring - G
Really.
Parts Monkeys?
Kinda
sort of reflects on your up bringing?
I needed parts guys when I was
searching for thermal fan units, and I was grateful for the research that they
performed.
Before I, left for an education, I was a parts pup at a
Chrysler Dealership.
From what I recall: no animals, or red necks who
think they are entitled to label service persons, where harmed I that
era.
Peace.
Dave.
On Thursday, August 27, 2015 4:19 PM,
"Ray Jones 1970hurst@xxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]"
<Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well, now you have to
report the part #'s you found that seem to be good replacements.
If you
have finished the brake job and the results were OK, then those with this range
of years can order them for stock.
Instead of waiting 6 months and them
asking if anyone remembers who solved the problem and what was the
solution.
On this kind of hard to find info, spend a few bucks and have
them on hand.
Ray
On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 10:40 AM, 'Rick Vitek'
rpvitek@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I appreciate all the replies although the discussion morphed into
one of installing disc brake conversions. Interesting, but a little more
involved than replacing the hold down springs on the original drums of a
G.
Well, no one had a “kit” with rebuild hardware. Return springs are
available from several sources. The closest I found (year-wise) was for ’63 and
on 300’s but the hold downs were not the same (pin length or spring tension). As
usual most counter monkeys looked in the computer, found nothing, and threw up
their hands. I was able to work with someone at a local NAPA that was willing to
go through actual paper catalogs. Pins were no problems- choose your length. As
for hold down springs in the NAPA supplier’s catalog there were pictures of
various and sundry ones along with designations such as Chrysler, GM, Ford, etc
but several of each with no other application info. There were over a dozen so
they aren’t generic. The retainer cups were generic mix and match. I tried a
couple of springs and was surprised how much their hold down force varied.
Finally in a Raybestos catalog we found a reference to Chrysler brake systems
circa ’57 – ’62. We were able to translate this to a part number in the NAPA
supplier’s catalog. This hold down spring seemed to match what was on the car.
So correct replacements seem to be out there.
Nothing profound but just
another adventure in tracking down parts for Unplucked.
--
Ray
Jones. Y'all come on down an see us. Ya hear?
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