Recent content by Signet Clint

brake LINE kit, that is..

My 65 Valiant has been sitting for years. New shoes all around, wheel cylinders, turn drums. I have to replace all of the steel brake lies as they are all rusted. I think I've seen where you can buy a brake kit to fit your car. Need to find that, BUT!! on my 97 Lincoln town Car, there is a pin...

I actually had ordered a set of those hold down springs from Rock. You take a small screwdriver or punch and push inside the spring to hook it onto a clip on the backing plate.

One of the best radio ads I've ever heard was from a local jeweler. "We are all about shopping locally, but if we don't give you good value, we don't deserve your business." A retailer that "gets it".

I don't know, I can pop the seal out and check that. Thanks.

Great idea. I did take the shoes off and reassemble. No change.

That sounds like a nightmare scenario.

Alrighty then, I'll disassemble everything and start over. I've done a ton of brakes over the years, it's gotta be something simple I'm doing/not doing. One thing that does puzzle me though...on this car, the shoes are held to the backing plate with cone shaped springs that go through the shoe...

Thank you, yes, I do know how to properly adjust wheel bearings, I have not replaced them, only packed them. I do have the old shoes and will match them up with the new ones. Even without the nut on the spindle, it still doesn't turn like it should. I'll take the thing back apart and make sure I...

The adjuster is all the way in. After messing with it some more, I'm thinking it might be something with the wheel bearing. When I tighten the nut enough to insert the cotter pin the drum won't turn at all. I sanded the drum it didn't have much of a ridge, but did have some surface rust as it's...

Nope, just packed the wheel bearings, it does have the 9 x 2.5 brake shoes, which match up with the old ones.

Thanks, Guys, I'll check out your suggestions.

OK, So Im getting back to replacing brakes and wheel cylinders on the 65 Valiant. When I put the front drum on after replacing the shoes and cylinder, I can hardly turn the drum. It slides on over the new shoes easily, but when I tighten the spindle nut even a little bit, it's almost impossible...

Bighammer, I'm on the Long Beach Peninsula across the big creek, where are you located? Pic is of Willapa Bay

I have a 170CI, single barrel carb in my 65 Valiant. Are there any aftermarket carbs, or can I use a 1 to 2 barrel adapter, and if so, what carb to use?