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| | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 544 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 544 | Guys,
Reworking my 1949 3800 and am in need of some brake components. Where is your go-to website to pick up the needed replacement parts. Looks like I will be needing brake shoes, parking brake cables, and some assorted hardware like the retaining clip to hold the shoe on. I'm planning to check my local NAPA, but doubt they will be able to get the parking cables. Thanks in advance! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 250 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 250 | Jim Carter Truck Parts will reline the shoes and they also have some of the bent washer clips, though I'm not sure they have both of the sizes you need. You can probably re-use the ones that come off your truck. The brake cables have been very hard to find for the 1Tons but last year Carter had some new ones made that are supposedly very good, unlike their old version that are terrible. Check with them to see if they have their new style available, as it seemed to me to be a limited production run. I was able to find a pair of NOS aftermarket cables on eBay and purchased them only days before Carter listed their new cables for sale, also on eBay. Fortunately for me the NOS aftermarket cables worked well. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 544 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 544 | Thanks Jim, I'll give Carter a look. I had one wheel that the parking brake cable froze up and I couldn't remove the brake drum. Made for some creative use of sentence enhancers. Finally got it off and in the process broke off a portion of the shoe lining. My first inclination was to just file it down and run on +3/4 of a shoe, but I am thinking that could spell disaster. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 27 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 27 | If your brake shoe steels are still in decent condition, You can take them to a heavy duty truck parts dealer to get relined.
I had mine done and the quality and workmanship was impressive.
Cost about $25./shoe.
(2) 1954 3100's / foster parent - SOLD
1955.1 3100 Resto in progress
1971 GMC 2500 Custom / foster parent
1951 M37 Lawn ornament
1949 3800 Panel Resto in progress
1959 GMC 100 LB Fleetside
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 480 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 480 | I got parts for my 1953 one ton from the local NAPA store, shoes, springs, and hardware kit. Pretty reasonable, although it took some time to order them in. I got my parking brake cables from Jim Carter, and they fit well.
Tim
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur ( https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road. Tim
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 396 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 396 | 1953 models are Bendix brakes I believe.
Jerry
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