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Author:  sixsignet [ Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Need to learn how to assemble brakes
Is there any tech articles on the web that gives step-by-step instructions on how to assemble 1966 10 inch front brakes?


I'm having trouble with the new wheel cylinder trying to come apart when I try to hook up a shoe.

OK. I think I got it. (Or at least it worked on one side).

Still, is there a book or Internet reference that teaches a novice how to correctly work on 60s mopar drum brakes?

I am looking for more detail than in Factory Service manual or Haynes
Author:  sixsignet [ Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:10 am ]
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I got the brakes together and even bled (the brakes).

I have an appt at the alignment shop at 2pm tomorrow.

I still have to install the shocks and torsion bars and torque the idler arm, tie-rod ends, upper and lower control arm bushings, strut rod and the shocks.

I think the ones I have to do with front wheels on the ground are
the control arm bushings and strut rod bushings, but I'm not sure.

And I have to set the ride height...

Remember "Spock's Brain"?
I feel like McCoy when the lesson wore off in the middle of reattaching it.

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Author:  emsvitil [ Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:15 am ]
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Hook up the vocal chords................
Author:  Doctor Dodge [ Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Need to learn how to assemble brakes
Quote:
Is there any tech articles on the web that gives step-by-step instructions on how to assemble 1966 10 inch front brakes?

I'm having trouble with the new wheel cylinder trying to come apart when I try to hook up a shoe....
It sometimes helps to open the wheel cylinder's bleed valve during reassembly to allow the pressure to escape, as you push the cylinder's pistons inward.

I always tell first timers to do brakes "one side at a time" so they keep the other side assembled and can use that as a guide, the rear assemblies are also a good ref.
DD
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