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Old 10-01-2020, 05:28 PM   #28
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Default Re: 1940 Front Wheel Cylinders

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Originally Posted by earlyride View Post
Normally the longer shoe goes to the rear, are the lockheed brakes different than, lets say bendix or any other shoe brand? Just asking
Yes, Lockheed is a double anchor design; while Bendix is a single anchor, self-energizing design.

If you look at the Lockheed brake the front shoe pushes into it's anchor and does the most of the work when stopping; thus the larger piston and longer lining.

With the Bendix brake the leading shoe drives into the trailing shoe which pushes into the anchor; the trailing shoe does more of the work so the lining is longer.
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