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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jun 2021 Posts: 6 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2021 Posts: 6 | I recently purchased a 1961 GMC 4000 grain truck that I'm trying to get back on the road. Are there any suppliers for brake parts? I'm mainly looking for shoes, new / rebuilt master cylinder and possibly drums.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide.
BrianInPA | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | There are places that reline shoes and clutches, look for both.
Ed
'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,061 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,061 | Hy BrianinPA, welcome, if you could post your trucks serial number, that would help us to help you locate whatever parts are available. There are different weight capabilities within the same series of truck and this results in different parts for the braking system. | | | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,470 Bond Villain | | Bond Villain Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,470 | Hi Brian, In addition to the excellent advice above... I've always found my local NAPA to be an excellent source of parts for the bigger older trucks. If they don't have the parts, they should be able to tell you more about the parts or steer you to someone in your area that does. Hopefully, you live in a more rural area with an older NAPA that deals with farm trucks and big trucks. If you do live in such an area, there should be a truck shop locally (Again, the guys at NAPA probably do business with one or more of these shops and can tell you where they are). These places are also a wealth of information, if not also of parts, etc. If it is an older, farm-oriented shop, you never know what they might have stashed in the attic ...
Places like these should also be able to steer you to shops that reline clutches and brake shoes.
If you live in a more urban/suburban residential area (with lots of mini malls, Starbucks, etc) ... all bets are off. Still try NAPA but if their clientele consists mainly of white collared millennials looking for oil filters for their Teslas ...
But if the parking area is full of beat up vans or pickups with ladder racks, fuel tanks and other tools hanging off them ... you are at the right place!
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