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Just thought I would double check are huck brake drums the same as newer bendix brake drums.i have drums from a 49 or 50 truck that have huck brakes my truck has bendix .i thought they are different but they do look similar.

No. They are not the same.

They're cheap, though. Rock Auto has Raybestos and Bendix brands listed for your truck at $30-$40 each.

I only know the following detail for the AD years 1ton rears

The 53 bendix rear drum is listed as a retroactive replacement for the earlier huck brake drum on the back

You cannot go the other way
The huck drum hits the back plate on the newer bendix brakes .

other years or models could very well be different
-s

Could the Huck drum be machined for a little extra backing plate clearance?
Jerry

Probably could be
Or machine the backing plate
But like you know those parts are getting rare
Shame to modify anything original these days

The same 14 inch diameter 1953 gm brake pad for the 1 ton was used all the way up to 1987 on the c50 2ton trucks as a front shoe
I wonder if maybe that 87 front drum could be adapted to the rear of the 47-53 1 ton
I wouldn’t feel as bad modifying newer drums as experiments
Perhaps all it would need is some new stud holes and a spacer to work
-s

"Lots of ways to skin a cat!" I get a little bit amused at people who seem to be too timid to adapt a newer part to these old rigs just because they're OCD about having an "original" part number. I grew up around a shop where "make it fit" was the rule of thumb on the dirt track race car- - - -who cares what the original application happened to be? "If it works, it's wonderful!"
Jerry

Kevinski - According to info I have read in Parts Books, GM Heritage site documents and other info from sources like Jim Carter, the 1/2 ton front Huck brake drums are different from the later Bendix drums in a couple of ways. These particular drums were designed for use with 1-3/4" wide brake shoes and had 3-3/4" diameter hub hole vs the Bendix drums which were designed/used with 2" wide brake shoes and had a 3-1/2" diameter hub hole.

I recently replaced all my Bendix brake shoes and drums (along with wheel and master cylinder and associated parts) with readily available new parts for not a ton of cash. Very happy with them after completing the system rebuild on my '51 3100.

Okay so I took a look at what I have and maybe these are replacement drums for a huck brake 1/2 ton ? Otto I know the drums are cheep up in your area but over here if I went down to the auto store here they are not ,I just ordered a month ago brake shoes for the rear and they were 115 ,I do have drums on the truck that are good but I was going to get rid of thease if they don’t fit ,no use keeping them.the brake shoes shown are riveted bendix bonded are huck both are same width?

You must be loonie! Rock Auto accepts Canadian money and ships to Canada.

www.rockauto.com

Then when the part arrives they call you before they deliver or you pick it up at the courier office and they charge you duty.

Man! You guys are getting reamed up there. The taxes are more than the parts.

You can be your own broker agent in Canada
There are ways to do it and the carrier can’t stop you
They hate it
And they will try to stop you, they will lie to you
But at the end of the day they have to let you broker the parcel yourself
And the actual fees are trivial

Myself I usually just drive the parts across the border as I do road trips several times a year and I keep a list of nice to have shopping items in my phone for the next time
-s

I am also lucky we’re I can drive ,it’s only a half hour to the border and there is a service at the USA side were they will keep my package and for 4 dollars hold it till I pick it up .

Kevinski, If you compare the measurements of the center hub hole and brake shoe surface on your drum, it matches those I gave above for Bendix drums. That drum (and any other with the same measurements) are for the later Bendix style brakes. I could not cross reference the cast part number shown in the picture, but that could be a GM of Canada number which may not necessarily match US GM numbers.

Hope this may help clear up the part ID.

Thanks next time I have the rear wheel off I will look at the two more closely

Would that be duty or GST?

For more information on importing your own items
I’ve never had a bad experience talking to Canadian side officials about any border related activities
They are people just like us with similar hobbies and interests and will gladly walk you through any hypothetical importing scenarios to the best of their knowledge


https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/courier/lvs-efv/prsn-eng.html#_a3