I want to redo the brakes on this truck ASAP. I will be picking it up tomorrow after dropping it off at a truck repair shop last week to have the wheels replaced with 22.5's. They said front passenger side wheel is very tight, front drivers side leaking a little, backs seem OK but should just go through it all and redo due to age. I agree!
I see a Drum Brake Hardware Kit at Rock Auto but nothing for the Wheel Cylinders or drums themselves. It looks like the MC is easy to find and there are places that will rebuild or swap out the brake booster.
Any links for the brake hardware is greatly appreciated.
Hy BowtieJunkie, welcome, in order to help you locate parts for your project we need more information. What is the weight rating of your front axle, what type of wheels does your truck have, what is the width of your rear brake shoes or the weight rating of your rear axle and finally are your rear brakes self adjusting type or manual adjusting type??? Sorry for all the questions, but the late seventies were a time of many changes in medium/heavy duty truck brakes.
Great questions! I cannot answer this tonight but I will be bringing the truck home tomorrow. I'll get it situated on a cement pad and then look and take plenty of pics of things so that we can figure out what I need and go from there.
Ok, so I just go the truck back home but won't be able to pull anything apart today due to weather. The truck previously had the rims with the split ring on the side but have since upgraded to 22.5 rims. 1st pic old rims. Second pic new rims. 3rd pic might be helpful. According to the metal tag it is 7k front and 16,160 rear. As far as self adjusting I do not know. The shop owner did say they tried to loosen the front right because it was tight but that the adjuster was rusted. I'll try to get it on the pad tomorrow and take off a front and rear and snap some pics and take some measurements if necessary.
Hy BowtieJunkie, welcome, in order to help you locate parts for your project we need more information. What is the weight rating of your front axle, what type of wheels does your truck have, what is the width of your rear brake shoes or the weight rating of your rear axle and finally are your rear brakes self adjusting type or manual adjusting type??? Sorry for all the questions, but the late seventies were a time of many changes in medium/heavy duty truck brakes.
I finally got the truck up on the slab. I plan to take things apart tomorrow. I think I've covered most of it, so are the missing pieces you need just the self adjusting type or manual adjusting type? Will pictures of the front and back drums help finalize what I need to redo this?
I really do appreciate everyone's time to help me out. I will reciprocate when I can as well.
