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1EarlyA · 03-26-2021, 05:00 PM

A couple more questions

1) I've read that, when you don't know what grease was used to pack the bearings, you should clean all the old grease up well before repacking the bearings. My question is what with? Gas? Kerosine? Mineral Spirits?

I've read a bunch of opinions elsewhere on the internet. Curious what you all thought.

2) E-brake return spring? In all the pictures I've looked at there is just the spring on the handle and the springs on the top of the brake shoes. Is that it?

I know on my '50s and '60s vehicles there has been a dedicated return spring for the e-brake cable.

03-26-2021, 05:00 PM	#30
1EarlyA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 174	Re: Back to the barn with a '38 A couple more questions 1) I've read that, when you don't know what grease was used to pack the bearings, you should clean all the old grease up well before repacking the bearings. My question is what with? Gas? Kerosine? Mineral Spirits? I've read a bunch of opinions elsewhere on the internet. Curious what you all thought. 2) E-brake return spring? In all the pictures I've looked at there is just the spring on the handle and the springs on the top of the brake shoes. Is that it? I know on my '50s and '60s vehicles there has been a dedicated return spring for the e-brake cable.