Re: Those are the brakes

[george smith <bt6t4@xxxxxxxxx>]

Also,riveted linings give less trouble than bonded.
And buy a decent brake tool! I turned wrenches for
years and was never without mine.

--- Dave Casey <dcasey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> Squeal - Pull the drums and check the shoes for
> glazing. You can knock the 
> glaze off with sandpaper. The drums might appreciate
> a turn as well.
> 
> Wheel cylinders - I use Raybestos or Bendix. Last
> rear wheel cylidner I 
> bought was a Raybestos WC37053 for my '65 Polara. My
> cost was $10.68 for a 
> brand new part. You'll have to pay a bit more but it
> should still be 
> affordable.
> 
> Dave Casey
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeff" <Acuda4me@xxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 11:32 AM
> Subject: Those are the brakes
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> 
>  The car in question is a little off topic (68 Dodge
> Polara Wagon), but I 
> figure this board will have a little more experience
> living and working with 
> drum brakes than the C-body boards and the info from
> here is always top 
> notch. Anyway, I elected to forgo a disk brake/wheel
> upgrade until at least 
> when my new tires wear out, so that means I'll be
> serivicing 4 drum brakes 
> for another couple of years.
> 
> Problem #1: I re-did the front drums a couple of
> months ago and they now 
> squeal quite a bit. What can I do about squealing
> drum brakes, if anyone 
> knows.
> 
> Problem #2: I redid my rear brakes about six months
> ago, but the rear wheel 
> cylinder jammed open and they have since worn down
> to nothing. Who makes the 
> bust wheel cylinder replacements or rebuild kits and
> what is the best way to 
> determine what size I have?
> 
> Question 1: Who is making the best 11" x 2" rear
> drums these days, if 
> anyone?
> 
> Question 2: I have always had drum brakes on at
> least the rear of all my 
> Mopars and have found the old vice-grip/channel
> locks work best for removing 
> the big springs. But does anyone make a GOOD brake
> spring tool these days, 
> since it seems I will be doing them a few times in
> the foreseeable future?
> 
> Question 3: I read years ago in the Slant Six News
> that a good upgrade for 
> the 9" brakes was the current-generation spring kits
> for like a 1990 Dakota 
> to replace the weak original holddown springs. Is
> there any such animal for 
> the 11" drums I have now?
> 
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