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#17276 05/14/2004 8:52 PM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 | I'm trying to place an order for brake parts. While I was on the phone ordering, I noticed that the wheel cylinders I was about to order were listed for C10 trucks. Mine is a C20 3/4 ton.
They don't list any parts specifically for the C20. Can anyone tell me if I'd be okay getting the C10 wheel cylinders, or do I need to keep looking?
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#17277 05/14/2004 10:38 PM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Do you have a NAPA parts store close by?
There is enough good in the worst of us and enough bad in the best of us that it does not behoove any of us to criticize the rest of us.
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#17278 05/14/2004 11:00 PM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 | Both NAPA and Checker are equal distance from me. Instead of saying they're "close by", I'll just say they're "close enough".  I did call Checker and they quoted me about $50 each and 2-3 weeks out on availability. That's when I noticed the ad in the spring 2004 LMC catalog: all four cylinders for $70. I'll give NAPA a call. Husker | | |
#17279 05/14/2004 11:33 PM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 | NAPA can have them to a local store by tomorrow morning. Definitely more pricey than the ones from LMC, but they are the RIGHT ones. Thanks for the tip. Husker | | |
#17280 05/18/2004 2:20 PM | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 | I have a 61 C20 also, and the wheel cylinders are different from the C10. I ordered a set from LMC and they were fine. They also have a very good catalog with a lot of exploded view diagrams. Website is LMCTRUCK.COM and their number to request a catalog or order is 1-800-541-8525. Good to see that there is at least one other person with taste out there with a 61 C20!
Not quite as lean
Not quite as mean, but
Still a Marine!
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#17281 05/19/2004 5:46 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 | Apache61, I'm glad someone else has a C20. Do you have pics?
I got the wheel cylinders from NAPA, but ordered the front brake hoses, wipers, and speedometer cable from LMCtruck.
My catalog from them is for C10 & C20s, but a lot of the items they just have for the C10s. For instance, I need the hood emblems, and all they show in the catalog is C10 emblems.
Do you have any other sources? I've checked the junkyards around here, but all their 61s are 1/2 tons.
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#17282 05/19/2004 1:31 PM | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 | I'll try to get some pictures up on webshots. It's not real pretty yet, we started with brakes and the fuel system, and we are just finishing up with an engine overhaul. I am constantly amazed at how stout and heavy-duty this old truck is when compared with my new one. I have had pretty good luck on EBay when looking for miscellaneous parts.
Not quite as lean
Not quite as mean, but
Still a Marine!
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#17283 05/19/2004 2:09 PM | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 | Husker:
Just a few parts sites I have bookmarked:
rockauto.com
oldchevytrucks.biz
americanclassic.com
bowtiebits.com
chevyduty.com
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#17284 05/20/2004 8:58 PM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 | Thanks, Apache61! Look forward to pics and will definitely check out the websites.
I agree about the sturdiness of the old trucks. It amazes me that the '61 (a work in progress) is in almost as good a shape as our newer 3/4 ton. The thin paint on it is peeling off like paper, and I can't even take it through the car wash without loosing several more inches of paint. (I like Chevrolet, but there were a few years in the early to mid nineties when the paint jobs "s*ck*d") Oh well...
When I look at my '37 that has been parked for over 50 years outside in harsh winter conditions, ... it is in better shape than my '61! I mean honestly, they don't build 'em like they used to.
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#17285 05/20/2004 10:02 PM | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 | Got some photos up today. Got it for free from a neighbor lady who wanted it out of her field. Once I cut it out with a chain-saw and got it home, she's not in very bad shape. A work in progress. web page
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#17286 05/21/2004 7:34 AM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 167 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 167 | I've had good luck over at Autozone on parts for my '62. David
My truck don't leak oil, it just marks its teritory.
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#17287 05/21/2004 8:59 PM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 | Apache61, the link doesn't work.  Chevyboy62, I like your saying: "My truck doesn't leak oil, it just marks it's territory." Way cool.  Husker | | |
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