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#11924 03/09/2003 3:36 PM | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 | In my quest of taking the truck apart and cleaning 50 years of grease and rust I forgott to mark which brake cylinder belongs in front and which one belongs in back.
No I am assembling the breaking system and replacing all parts I am confused ( easy to do) if the smaller cylinder belongs in front and the and the large one in back or vis versa.
The truck is a 1 ton it has 12" front drums and 15" rear trums.
Logically I would put the large one in the back, but as far as I know ( not much compared to some in our groupe) the front brake dose all the work and should have the large cylinder in front. Dose that rule hold also with different sizes of brake drums.
thanks
Fritz Peyerl :confused: :confused: :confused: | | |
#11925 03/09/2003 7:21 PM | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 346 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 346 | Fritz,
The '59 parts books lists '53 1-ton fronts as 1-1/8" casting 5453927
on the rear it lists 1-1/4" casting 5453926
'38 Chevy 1-1/2 ton
'49 Chevy 1/2 ton
'54 Chevy 6400 2 ton
'55.2 GMC 3/4 ton
'56 GMC 1-ton
No Room Left in Shop
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#11926 03/10/2003 12:55 AM | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 | Thanks for the info and the assurance that I was lucky and had it the correct way.
One step closer to completion.
Soon spring will be arriving and my truck will again once smell fresh air and come alive.
Fritz | | |
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