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01-18-2011, 08:11 AM | #1 |
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Rear Brake Shoes
I just picked up a set of rear axle brake shoes for my '39 and noticed that the brake lining is the same length on all four shoes. Shouldn't the rear shoe lining on each wheel be a bit shorter than the front? I suppose I could cut the lining down if necessary. What do you guys think?
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01-18-2011, 08:31 AM | #2 |
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Re: Rear Brake Shoes
i think the short shoe is for Bendix brakes, i know that someone that will know will let you know, good luck
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01-18-2011, 08:37 AM | #3 |
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Re: Rear Brake Shoes
It doesn't hurt, but it doesn't wear much so was left off as a cost saving.
Comparing the wear of used shoes on early (39-41) versus late (42-48), the early style old shoes had very little wear on the bottom quarter of the shoes as the bottom adjustment didn't compensate for wear. The adjustment was set to center the shoe. The later style did compensate for wear so the bottom quarter of these shoes did see wear. |
01-18-2011, 09:22 AM | #4 |
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Re: Rear Brake Shoes
I had a set of shoes relined at Austin Brake and Clutch and they relined them with the same length linings on both sides of the shoes and explained that it was fine, especially since they ground the shoes with the same arc of the diameter of each drum.
That is one thing that I would recommend doing, is having your new shoes ground to the arc of the radius diameter of the drum. You should have a local brake shop that can do it. I've had early brake systems apart that were not done this way and have seen how little shoe contact was actually made with the drums. |
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01-18-2011, 10:25 AM | #6 |
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