Antique Car Drum Brake Tool
Over the years attitudes toward brake drum maintenance have changed considerably.
Antique car drum brake tool. A mechanic who knows what hes doing and needs to arc a set of brake shoes to the drums on an early car that new standard size drums are not available for is stuck with doing something somehow to make the shoes fit the drums and have good contact. Vintage Part Source Classic Car Brake Parts Resources. Spring Compressor Brake Spring Installer.
Without good contact the brakes are unsafe until the shoe wears to fit the drum. 8-Piece Brake Tool Set. This OTC brake tool kit includes three different brake spoons and several different brake spring tools.
Drum brakes are essentially extinct on new cars todaysave for a few budget-minded holdouts like the Ford Focus 10-literBut for nearly a century they were the. YSTOOL Brake Caliper Press Tool Car Piston Spreader Pad 360 Degree Swing Ratchet Hand Wrench Expander for Single Twin Quad Piston Disc Brake. Classic brake pads ideal for fast road hill climbs club motorsport and light weight open wheel racers such as early Historic Grand Prix Formula 3 and Formula Ford.
Adjust the top of the brake shoes to just touch the drum. Making your own brake lines requires a few specialty tools most importantly a flaring tool of which. 46 out of 5 stars 281.
13 13 product ratings - Snap-on Brake Service Set 7 Tools In The Set. Set the arm to the top of the shoes then adjust the shoes top and bottom to this location minus the recommended clearance hence the feeler gauge in the picture. The place to find classic Ford car and truck parts from 1909-1979.
5 out of 5 stars. Ending Apr 18 at 600PM PDT. Drum Brakes by Bob Adler.