hi folks, need your help from faar europe....anybody could tell me wich kind of rear brake this car is running? the car is a 1949 styleline chevy, I need new pads, springs and wheel cylinders but I'm not sure if the ones are the originals...thank u in advance
Lol just seen Italy.... Was going to say I have a rear axle with brakes attached and front drum brake I took off mine but guess you are too far lol Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Lucky man I could do with flying there with an empty plane for all the spares, if you measure your pads I'll be back at my workshop Monday I could have a measure of mine if you like Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
my tranx is not the original one, look like a 10 bolts GM think 8.5, thats why I dont relly know what kind of brake system is on my back
with the drum diameter and width of the shoes it would be easy for a good parts guy to get the right shoes......over here. measure and post, shoe width, drum diameter and wheel bolt pattern.
Ditto, although in my neck of the woods good parts guys are even scarcer than before. If you can't find one over there, the interwebs could be your friend: First, identify your year end: http://www.differentials.com/technical-help/differential-identification Next, assuming the drum set up matches it, then at Napa Online you can go in for some specs, but you gotta go in by make, model, year, not drum diameter. To get the examples below I just specced a '66 Chevy as a ball park spec to start. The good news is that the OEM US manufacturers ran brake parts for several model years w/o major changes, so it's a little less like looking for a needle in a haystack. And, Chevy drums were often the same as Pontiac, etc. The link below Chevy drum is a '66, and Napa gives all the pertinent dimensions for comparison.: http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx/Brake-Drum-Rear-5/_/R-NDA4401060_0325237343 and here's the matching shoe info from Napa: http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/C...es-Rear-Ultra-Premium/_/R-RBPUP228_0319734737 Hope those links open from Yurrip for ya, good luck
Looks like a 9.5" diameter brake, as used on most GM midize cars from the mid 60s to mid 70s. Like he said, measure the width of the shoes and look up the parts for some cars and see what you find. here's an example http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1039104,pgname,Brake%2FWheel+Hub
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