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Re: [oletrucks] Front Brakes

To: cupola2@worldnet.att.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Front Brakes
From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 20:57:52 -0400
# 2 problem is you have a leaking axle seal. Might as well replace them
both. You will have to pull out axles.

Grant 50 3100

cupola2@worldnet.att.net wrote:

> #1 Problem       In the
> middle of doing front
> brakes on my 54, to
> include new wheel
> cylinders, brake hoses
> and shoes.  Discovered a
> good half a teaspoon of
> mud in the wheel
> cylinders.  Replaced
> rear wheel cylinders a
> few months ago and no
> mud.  Also decided to
> replace 3/16 front brake
> line on left and right
> and 1/4  line going from
> side to side.  What else
> should I do to
> alleviate this problem?
>
> #2 Problem    While
> doing the front brakes,
> I noticed a whole lot of
> oil on my right rear
> wheel.  Pulled the wheel
> and the drum.  The is a
> hole in between two of
> the wheel studs and oil
> is coming out of that
> hole.  Everything on the
> inside of the drum is
> "moist".  What in the
> heck has occurred there?
> Temporary solution.....I
> hear a little Budweiser
> singing to me....
> Happy Saturday!
> John
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959




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