Re: IML: 1966 Brake Drum Style

["david munson" <davidmunson30@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Whilst I notice the discussion on brake drums  , can I please ask if any of 
you have come across the

situation I had when I replaced my brake linings on the rear brakes of my 66 
Crown coupe.

Where the linings fixed to the backing plate they had an elongated hole not 
the usual round one

that I had come to expect on all my cars English or American . I bought new 
linings from Kanter in

New Jersey and they arrived and looked fine, just like my 63 Convertibles in 
fact identical .

I thought at first the elongated holes had some how worn that way although I 
had never seen it

before so preceeded to fit the new linings after fighting with that little 
spring and washer thing that

always flies off into the unknown ! even with the right tool I found that 
whatever I did the drum

would not go back on !!!!!!!! The elongated holes where NOT WORN but needed 
. I contacted

Kanters and they said yes that they did indeed have those sort of linings 
but they had sent the right ones for my car and that it must have had an 
axle change ! now my car is a low mileage unrestored vehicle and shows NO 
sign of that sort of damage or work . Kanters also could or would not tell 
me what the elongated hole linings were actually for !!!!!! very strange but 
as I am in England UK sending back stuff is not cost effective at all . 
Before and after this Kanters has always been fine for me . Am I alone in 
this elongated hole thing ???????????????.

David Munson  55 63 and 66 Imperials


> From: randalpark@xxxxxxx
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> Subject: Re: IML: 1966 Brake Drum Style
> Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:37:34 -0500
>
> I don't have a '66, but I do have a '65 and many others. None of them have 
> flared brake drums w/cooling fins on them. I believe that the brakes on 
> 1965 and 1966 are identical. There may be a '66 shop manual on the OIC Web 
> site.
>
> Paul W.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: a292@xxxxxxx
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> Sent: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 2:23 PM
> Subject: IML: 1966 Brake Drum Style
>
> I may be mistaken about the '66 Crown having flared brake drums. I was 
> under the impression that they were the style that flared out, overlapping 
> the backing plate with what looks like cooling fins on the flared portion 
> like they were on the back of my '67 Dodge Monaco 500. However someone 
> emailed me saying that the drums on the Crown are not flared but just have 
> a small ridge around the inside circumference. If that's the case my car 
> may have the original style drums on it. Can anyone verify this or better 
> yet have a picture of what the stock drums look like? 
> Â 
> Thanks 
> Brad 
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