Dennis, I bought all of the parts for my 55 at
carquest. They could order all the parts except the
master cylinder. The brake shoes are the same from 47
on I think? My manual states that from 40-55 all
systems are Lockheed. These cylinders were also used
in old machinery application. The store in my town
didn't have the brake shoes so I had mine rebuilt.
Carquest was able to order all parts except the outer
wheel bearing and race for my car. I had to go to a
different supplier for these. Bumper to Bumper had
the other bearing. The bearing was very expensive. If
I remember right it was like $50 a side. Good luck
with your project. O yeah one other suggestion. If
you repack your front bearings make sure the the
grease you use is compatible with the old grease
types. That is why I needed new bearings. It only
took 200-300 miles to ruin them. When I tore them
down the grease was like wax.
RC Billings, Montanaaaaaaa
--- Captden30@xxxxxxx wrote: > kenyon, i will take the
good advice of you and
> roger. i am now looking for a
> source of quality parts. the parts i got from
> bernbaum for my 51 windsor were
> very poor. he sent me a wheel cylinder that had been
> returned to him by
> someone else because it leaked where the line went
> in, and i am having a problem
> with one that is in the car now. it must have an out
> of round cylinder because
> the brake lining hangs up almost all the time.
> dennis, 53 custom
>
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RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa
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