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Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: josh on April 16, 2007, 05:48:39 PM

I need to replace one of the rear brake cylinders on my 57, but don't know if they're the original backing plates or not, what's the difference?. CIP lists the up to 57 for $45 and the 58 on for like $15. I don't want to order the wrong one.  how can a wheel cyl differ that much in price, I don't get it.

Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: Chris on April 16, 2007, 05:49:35 PM

Maybe ask the guy that built the car?

He could have put type3 backing plates on?

We would not know.

Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: Russ on April 16, 2007, 05:57:24 PM

i think the 57 and earlier have one bolt holding the wheel cylinder in and 58 and later have two bolts
mabey someone can confirm but it is something like that

Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: 68IIIbuggy on April 16, 2007, 06:09:05 PM

Measure the brakes and take some pics to post.

Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: notchback on April 16, 2007, 06:33:33 PM

Russ I believe you have that backwards. Im 99 % sure that pre-57 have the two bolt style cyl

Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: Mike Scott on April 16, 2007, 06:55:02 PM

Notchback is right, earlier wheel cylinders had two mounting bolts

Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: josh on April 16, 2007, 07:06:02 PM

that's exactly the info I was after, mine have one bolt so that makes them later, good. I already thought of the type 3 swap, but I compared the drum diameter to my 63 and they were the same. wait a sec, or were the type 3's wider shoe?


that's why I love this forum, thanks all for the help :D  

Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: notchback on April 16, 2007, 07:55:08 PM

type 3 are a wider shoe

Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: josh on April 16, 2007, 08:42:58 PM

cool, do you know how wide?

Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: Chris on April 16, 2007, 08:53:50 PM

I measured the shoe width on mine and it's 1 9/16\"

Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: josh on April 17, 2007, 05:13:44 AM

exellent thanks

Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: Tom H. on April 17, 2007, 05:12:30 PM

Quote

type 3 are a wider shoe

and bigger diameter.

measure the bore, and then you will know what T1 cylinders you have.

Title: Which Rear Brakes Do I Have?
Post by: josh on April 18, 2007, 08:18:06 AM

bore of the cylinders or  diam of drums? if you're talking cyl's do you know the measurements?

thanks josh