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01-20-2014, 10:09 PM | #21 | |
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It's not a pipe dream at all. I installed '35 front brakes (drums and b.p's) on our '30 AV8 and it's a breeze. The easiest work I've done on the car. You need the spacers used to mount juice brakes on '28-'35 spindles and it's a complete bolt on. The rears are more problematic and I haven't gotten to that yet. At front you keep the Model A kingpins and actuators but need the '35 brake operating pins (cupped vs ball on bottom end). I've been told '35 rears can work if inverted and reversed d/s to p/s. BCChopit has done it with '32-'34 rears on his Model A so I know that can be done and I thank him for showing me how to do it. '35's have 1.75" shoes vs 1.5" so you get more braking. It's amazing how much better it stops even with just the 12" cast iron fronts. Last pic shows required spacer on '32 spindles. |
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01-20-2014, 10:43 PM | #22 |
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The great thing about the original Model A cast iron front drums is that they are one piece, no hub and drum assembly. I believe that you still have to swage the studs in place.
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01-20-2014, 10:45 PM | #23 |
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When I thought I might want to try this in the 70's this kind of info was not readily available to me.Everywhere I turned I was told to just convert to hydraulics and be done with it.I kind of thought I could figure out something for the front,but the rears were another story.I found at that point that I could just repair the A brakes and be done with it.After hearing the old timers yap about how poor the Model A brakes were since I was little,it was kind of an awakening to find that most of those guys were too lazy and too cheap to just fix them.Even back then I knew one thing,I wasn't going to hydraulics.I do like cast drums though.I always grab them when I find them.I have four A's with cast drums on three.I have plenty of 12 inch drums,but I think I gave all the backing plates and hardware to an early V8 guy.Seems to me the parking brake was puzzling me when I looked into doing it.
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01-20-2014, 10:53 PM | #24 |
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I have three sets of fronts on cars. They are great in hilly country They can be cut to .060 if necessary and over sized .060 linings can be put be used. They were made for the rear also but I've not seen any. I think the don't have the 'windows" in them.
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01-20-2014, 11:08 PM | #25 |
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CT AV8,
I've not seen any that have the additional reinforcement rings that you show. I would be interested to know the casting numbers for your drums, I will post an example. The casting number should be opposite the "O" symbol. My casting numbers end with a "C", I believe I have some "D" castings also, none of them have the additional ridges that are shown in your photos. Darryl in Fairbanks |
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This is what the original Cast Iron Rear Drake Drum looks like for the late '31. Darryl in Fairbanks |
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01-21-2014, 01:18 AM | #27 |
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On Vermin, my '29 Coupe, "mystery" car, I have mirror, like, steel drums that measure 11.010" & woven linings that has, maybe, 40 miles on them! The outside of the drums are perfectly smooth & looks like NEW!
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01-21-2014, 02:19 PM | #29 | |
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These are pics of the front. I cannot really read the numbers and they're mounted on the car, so I can't check them. Just to be clear, these are '35 drums, not '32-34. The additional ridges are only on '35-'36 but '35s are unique due to change to wide five wheels in '36. The next pics are the '35 rear. It has a casting number C275 and that's all. Fronts have some additional numbers. |
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01-21-2014, 11:14 PM | #30 |
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I believe that with the Model A cast iron drums with the openings there was a formed sheet metal cover (circular) that went over the holes to keep out water and dirt.
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01-21-2014, 11:29 PM | #31 | |
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I have never heard of any covers. The rim mounted to the hub/drum assembly completely covers the openings of the cast iron drum. Dust and water can still enter through the backing plate area, as with any other brake system. Darryl in Fairbanks |
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01-21-2014, 11:30 PM | #32 |
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You might want to check the way the pins are mounted thru the bottom rollers on the shoes. The round head is mounted to the inside to allow it to slide on the roller track. The cotter pin side should face outboard on both the top and bottom pins. |
01-21-2014, 11:40 PM | #33 |
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I find the late cast drums from time to time on my parts hunting trips, I have sold some on here to Ford Barners. Here is a pic of an early late drum with push in cap, and a couple of a late late with screw in cap. Also as mentioned earlier, you can see they are thick, and can be turned quite abit.
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01-21-2014, 11:46 PM | #34 |
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117harv,
Cool, thanks for the information, all of mine are for the threaded cap, I wasn't aware of the earlier straight push in style cap design. Darryl in Fairbanks |
01-22-2014, 02:18 PM | #35 |
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Ken,
I am a huge fan of the '31 spoked brake drums ( fronts) rears are solid cast iron (no holes). I have obtained used/sold a number of these over the years... and have never seen any cover. If you have any documentation or anything I would love to see that. I think by nature of the wheel mounting to the flat on the hub and the outer rim of the drum the spokes become sealed by the wheel. I have been running them on my '30 tudor and they always keep clean. I'd like to learn more about their introduction and use if you have further info. Many thanks, Larry Shepard |
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01-22-2014, 03:59 PM | #37 |
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32 and up 12" drums use the same caps, I think someone repros them but not sure. Most of the origonal ones I find have had a hard life, cracked, bent and marred up from pipe wrenches. I do find nice ones from time to time.
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I made up some spacers for running the 35-36 brakes on a A spindle 32-34 are a bolt on I am not on the barn much but if you have questions You can find me on my WAC page one FB https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...02766899798304 |
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