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| | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | I have seen many references to Huck style brakes. What are Huck brakes?
Stuart. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 | I do not know why they are called Huck brakes, but if you go the link below you can see a picture. http://chevy.tocmp.com/1947truckshop/47ctsm0502.htm
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | I have Huck brakes on my 49 and contrary to the negative reports about them, I am happy with mine. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 | I have huck brakes on my 46, and as long as your shoe linings are good, there really aren't too many bad things to say about them.
Basically, they're drum brakes that put equal pressure on both shoes, unlike modern "Bendix" drum brakes, which puts more pressure on one shoe than the other.
And that's pretty much all I have to say about them. [shrugs]
They're brakes. You've seen one set, you've seen 'em all. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 | I wonder, are the fasteners used on Huck brakes "huck" fasteners? That may be the source of the name. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 | Originally posted by Brian:
I wonder, are the fasteners used on Huck brakes "huck" fasteners? That may be the source of the name. That is a very good question. One that i do not know the answer to. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | I think Huck was a brand name like Bendix or Wagner. They were shure better than the old mechanical brakes but the bendix style are better & easier to work on. Chev. used them on 1/2 ton trucks & cars through 1950. 3/4 ton used them a couple of years longer.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 608 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 608 | Hey Wrenchbender,My52 1Ton has Huck Brakes all the way around  Regards steve sr. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 399 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 399 | The difference between Huck and Bandix is that in the Huck breaks you got two independend shoes and so the front shoe has more work to do than the back shoe. In the Bendix setup both shoes are connected and act like one big shoe, wich gives a bit more break power and equal wear. If correctly maintained the break power in both systems are almost the same.  Frank | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | There is a statement, either in the GMC manual or the Chev manual about the rear shoes lasting twice as long as the front shoes, I am talking per wheel that is. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 |
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