Re: Brake blues!

[Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jacob,

Take it slow and steady here; don't just rush out and buy the first
set of drums you find.  Here's my 2 cents of things to consider.

1. The hub and lugs are 'swaged' to the drum.  You cannot drive out
the studs with a hammer or a press or you will ruin the hub.  And hubs
are VERY hard to find.  Drums you can get.  But you really don't want
to screw up the hub.  You MUST find a shop who understands what Mopar
swaging is and has the right tool.  If they don't know what 'swaging'
is, go somewhere else; don't give them a chance to "figure it out".
You'll want to reuse your old hubs with new drums and lugs.

2. Be leery of off the shelf new drums from NAPA or anywhere else.
Most new repros are made in China from cheap crap metal.  Many of the
seasoned veterans on this board will attest to Chinese drums warping
after a few hundred or thousand miles.  Try to find an old time expert
in your area.  See if they can get drums made by an American company
like Timken.  I know a local guy here on Long Island who can help but
he's not real high-tech so I'm not sure about shipping and such.  But
I can give you his name and number if you need it.

- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco


On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Jacob Fox <imfast101@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Man thank y'all for all the info! Now that you tell me all that I really hope I didn't bend anything, its hard to find these parts! I found drums at oriellys for 80 bucks a pop, figured I'd just get two once I get some money. I have a shop manual and it didn't even say anything about those adjustment bolts, said something about an adjustment wheel. Ima definitely try that when I get some drums!
>
> Ruth is a 64 polaris the same? And thanks Eric for all the info! Ima try and get the drums and shoes from a parts store and hopefully I don't need anything else. Im prolly gonna order them today, and get them tomorrow morning. Hopefully the hubs come off the drum easier than the drums off the car! Haha
>
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> On Feb 10, 2012, at 8:13 AM, "Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the comprehensive review. I forgot about that '64 having the "Total Contact" style brakes when I sent the earlier email with links to the newer style brakes.  Those brakes are definitely a "love 'em or hate 'em" design. Hum, should have been used on 1962 B Body cars then. LOL
>>
>> FWIW there is a factory service reference booklet about these "Total Contact" brakes online at:
>> http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Lit/Master/161/
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Gary H.
>>> -------Original Message-------
>>> From: Eric Sturgis
>>> I believe a 1964 Dodge 880 still has the old Total Contact Brakes as used
>>> in 1962 Newports.  ...
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