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I was doing some reading and learned something. Maybe it's only news for me but here goes.

Name 4 major components that are different on a Beaumont (and likely lots of other cars) that are different if a car was ordered from the factory with metallic brakes.

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Calipers, disc, wheels........Am I close

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No, this is metallic drum brakes from the days when disc was barely invented.

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brake drums,( size, finns) brake shoes

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Pads, wheel cylinders, drums, master cylinder?

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maybe tires

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70 SS ACADIAN wrote:

brake drums,( size, finns) brake shoes


Drums and shoes is correct, that's 2 items.

 



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65sssd wrote:

Pads, wheel cylinders, drums, master cylinder?


By pads I assume you mean shoes, so yes, pads, shoes and drums now, we are up to 3.

 



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#4 is the one I would not have guessed and can't figure out why....

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Backing plate.....pad adjuster

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spindles?

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Nope and nope so far.

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proportioning valve?

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Hmm, now I just realized this is something not all cars with metallic brakes would have, so I will have to reveal it.

It's the vacuum booster if you have power metallic brakes. Some were manual.

Why on earth would the booster need to be different on a metallic setup?

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I really suck at this game disbeliefdisbelief

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More travel on the rod because of bigger drums?

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I'm not even thinking the drums are bigger. I think they are same width and diameter but will have to check into that.

I was wondering if the mounting flange on the master is different?

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455gto wrote:

I really suck at this game disbeliefdisbelief


laughing.gif No, I just find the most off the wall things to ask!!!

And speaking of that, there is a real weird one right around the corner for full size cars....

 



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One thing I do know is that I have ordered a rebuilt booster with the same application that won't bolt up to my firewall so maybe it's true?

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Really?

Well, that could well be why then.

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