Hot Rods front wheel cylinders

I blew a left front wheel cylinder on my 40 Willys the only ones available have a flat end on the piston were the shoe touches mine have a fork where the shoe touches this is on stock drum brakes I believe the cylinder was already a replacement as the backing plate looks modified I went to all the parts stores called the maker of the cylinder got nowhere so I ask have they decided that the forked piston is not needed and the shoe wont move around or do I remove the piston out of the new cylinder and try to put my forked ones in it the next move will be disks on the front if I cant get parts

 

Buy some new cups and caps, hone the thing a little, and re***emble. The cups are usually a common size, not just Willys specific.

 

You should post a picture of the style you need; some of us have been doing parts for years and might be able to get you fixed up. Need dimensions as well, mounting type, etc.

 

Rock auto shows
CENTRIC 13458003
$16.61
Picture shows what you are describing (shoe slot).
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=1626656

 

^^^^^ Model cross reference

 

Volvo! Cheeky Swedes!

 

I much prefer that makers use a standardized, proven design rather than building a new mousetrap that does the same job the same way.

 

thanks everyone I fixed them basically I took the ends out of mine cleaned and put in new cylinder and where as my line is a flared hard line now will not work because new cylinders are for hose fittings so at frame where hard line goes to a hose I put an adaptor on hard line other end accepts a braided metal line clips at frame then a different adaptor screws into cylinder other end accepts braided line then 20 in. steel braded line from frame adaptor to one in cylinder then as a reward I road tested over to the Rockabilly Ruckus and won an award for best g***er but best of all she stops again thanks again for the help; Dave