Imperial Disc Brakes

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

That's true, Ken, but mine are drums all around, making "total contact" all the 
more important. The first Imperial with disc brakes up front was the '67 model.

Paul

In a message dated 2/10/2004 2:08:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
I440toyou@xxxxxxx writes:

> The brakes are not really that old fashioned,with disks up in front and duel 
>resivior master cylinder,you have cuting edge .ABS does not work,twice I 
>needed it.Twice it did not work,good OLD FASHON driving and keeping a colm got 
>me out with no one hert.Its amazing what screeching tires will do!
> From: RandalPark@xxxxxxx 
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 1:19 AM
> Subject: Re: IML: brakes and stop lights ('60 Imperial)
> 
> 
> While we were doing the brakes on my cars this past summer, my mechanic 
>friend took the drums and linings home with him and during the week, he did 
>arc them, just like you explained, John. This also made it easier to put the 
>drums on the car after the new shoes were installed. With those great big cars 
>and those old fashion brakes we need all of the efficiency that we can get.
> 
> This also reminds me that while I was reading Larry's story about his '60 
>LeBaron Sedan in the Great Down Under, it was mentioned that the brake lights 
>didn't work, and neither did the brakes. On the '60 the brake light switch is 
>hydraulic and mounted on the front of the master cylinder. If the brakes don't 
>work, the stop lights won't either. When doing the brake job, be sure to 
>replace that switch. It isn't very expensive and it is available.
> 
> Paul
> 
> In a message dated 2/9/2004 10:09:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>jsadowski@xxxxxxx writes:
> 
> > I remember the days when they used to arc the linings for the purpose of 
>making full contact immediately with the drum. There were many shops that 
>didn't do this procedure because in a short time, the linings wore to the 
>shape of the drum. In the meantime, you had less effective braking.
> > John
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: Hugh & Therese 
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 8:27 AM
> > Subject: IML: brake part sales & service liability
> > 
> > 
> > Your problem with the sale of brake parts is at the far end of this 
>nation's not irrational fear of litigation.  I have never heard of an 
>individual reshoeing his own brakes.  The complications involved must surely 
>need some rather intense technology.
> >  
> > I am writing because the issue I had was even more inconvenient.  When I 
>had shoes fitted to the brakes of my 58 a few years ago, the shop had to make 
>a best guess as to the required thickness as I could not find the specs.  
>Well, they guessed wrong and the newly padded shoes would not fit inside the 
>drum.  Well, no one would trim them for me and I was told the pads could not 
>be removed, which is logical as the glue they used was designed to withstand 
>an inordinate amount of heat and friction.  I was told I would have to buy new 
>brakes shoes.  Trimming the shoes was an environmental issue.  The materials 
>involved are pretty toxic and no one had a permit.  To cut a short story long, 
>I ended up trimming them myself.  It was nasty and unpleasant and worst of 
>all, very unscientific.  I wore a breathing mask and goggles and used a fast 
>spinning wire wheel type machine to wear away the material, and a micrometer 
>to check the thickness.  Keeping the depth regular was my biggest concern.  I 
>ended up doing the best job I could and am still using the shoes today.  
>Friction from the drum has rendered the surface smooth, so I couldn't tell, 
>the next time I had the car apart, any difference between the ones I trimmed 
>down on one side of the car and the pads from the other 
> > side.
> >  
> > Hugh
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