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Hey! Hello! Welcome. I also have a 64 Dart 270- What model is yours (?), so I know what lens(es) you need. I got two with my car that were the wrong ones (They're like circular discs-sorta flat) my buddy's dad must've bought them and realized they were for some other model of 64 I guess. Can...

Well.... I did it (I should say, my wife and I did it) She brought home a set of brake spring pliers-Wrong tool for those little hold-down springs. Fortunately, I had fashioned a tool (using THICK coat hanger type wire, I made a simple hook with a crude handle- Hooked the spring through the...

Actually, it was "yooper822" who had the picture, so I'm hoping he knows what the deal is with the proper tool. I added him to my Yahoo messenger list, so if he responds all will be well....right? RIGHT?:-?

No problem. Thanks for trying!! There are two of us that have these weird spring hold downs and we need help. ((I foolishly went and tore my left front brake down, and now I can't get it assembled again, Thought I knew what I was doing!!))

Go to the thread I started a few minutes ago, called Which brake spring plier tool? (or something) WE are trying to figure this out over there!!

The black thing's the spring, and the little clip is there too.

Yes, but NOT like you have pictured there, these are actual springs, fatter on one end, with a hook on the narrower end that attaches to a little clip with a hole in it from the back. (I'll try to find a picture...)

I'm doing the front drums on my 64 Dart, and I need to know which tool to use to install the hold-down springs- These are not the ones with the little cap(I have THAT tool) These are springs that go through a hole in the shoe, and hook to a little square-ish clip in the back of the unit...

I only wish someone had mentioned the "Brake Spring Plier" tool!! Those hold down springs are IMPOSSIBLE!! Someone's going to bring me the tool, but so much for doing the job fast! "There's FAST, CHEAP and RIGHT, and you can only have two- If you want it fast and cheap, it wont be right...

Thanks to both of you. yooper (If I may call you that) that really helped. It was the "hold down springs" that were odd to me, but I can see in your photos, they are different from what I'm used to (more like the ones in memike's photos, and his shows FOUR of those, two on either side...

I guess it's the right kit,:-? having looked around online, just not what I'm used to. Still, if anyone's familiar with the 64 front drum setup, or has pics, let me know what you can. Sure, once I pull the drum it should all be obvious:sign7:, I just don't want to get started and not be able...

I have yet to open up my front drums and look at them, but the spring kit I bought doesn't have the hold down spring/pin/cap assembly (the one's you'd see at the three band nine o' clock positions). I've never seen a Dodge drum setup that didn't have those parts. Are the front drums somehow...

Went to a Star Trek Convention 30 years ago, the night after I saw Star Wars, then I saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the convention, which introduced me to the world of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. (Some girl I had just met made out with me during the movie- I was 14) and it changed my...

Just looked at the pics, and forgot for a sec that they were just reference photos. I thought, "Well, that's in pretty darned good shape!" Guess a pile of parts will be quite the puzzle. Well, you've got four and a half years. Hope you can re-create those seats! Those looked great. Mine...

You must have enough answers, but the BEST is Naptha (Zippo-type lighter fluid) BUT DONT USE THE STEEL WOOL!

I had the very same problem- Drove me NUTS! But I have points, and they were the culprit, so I'm thinkin, yes, could be your electronic ignition is malfunctioning in some way causing a very similar problem. Just a thought.

Now it seems you're referring to studs that pass through the drum with holes (common on later model drum brake set-ups), as opposed to when the studs are part of the drum, and are firmly attached to the drum itself. Yes, with the pass through design (like my 74 Dart Sport rear drums), sure...

I'm a proud owner of a 64 270 4 Door, with the Golden Ann. emblem on the steering wheel, though it's a little cracked. I love looking at that emblem! You and your father wanna get that car back together in time for the 100th Anniversary!! I wish I could get mine restored for the occasion...

All I know is, when I went to have a look at my brakes, many months back, I jacked her up, removed the tire, and figured, "a drum's a drum", (like the rears on my 74 Sport). Yet the dang drum didn't just slide off like I had expected. So I just replaced the tire and decided to worry about it...

Maybe I'm ignorant, so bear with me, but just because you can start it at the relay w/ a screwdriver doesn't mean the relay's working properly. (I could be wrong- I'm not Mr. Electric or anything) (and sometimes wiggling a wire and getting a response is just a coincidence)

Thanks. That could turn out to be really handy. In fact, I'll go check out NAPA's site and see what I find there.

I got your message just in time!! The wife was cookin up a slab of bacon- No, REALLY!! (Actually we microwave our bacon, and then frequently we'll throw the greasy paper towels, newspaper, or whatever we used to absorb all that FAT, into the old wood burnin' stove. That'll get her goin'!! And...

Thanks. I'm sure once I have it done, or do it myself (whichever) it will all be clearer. Guess there's a reason they don'r make them that way any more! They don't, do they? No need to reply. V.D.

So, if I am replacing the drums, I will have to replace the studs as well (since I don't see new drums sold with studs)??? It's weird to me that the studs are part of the drum, so to speak, and not just poked through, like the rear drums on my 74 Sport were. What sort of place do I go to...

I don't know jack about carbs, but that is one trippy lookin' son-*****! (I thought that was some sort of tractor engine too!) I'm amazed these guys can I.D. it at all. ...but yeah, it looks pretty corroded. Try soaking it in Coca-Cola, Then C.L.R., then molassess, then bury it in a New...

Yeah, I'd say if you are sure the chain's not stretched, then check for play in the distributor. Also, check those gears, maybe you lost some teeth!! (If so, call 1-800-DENTIST!!!) Good Luck.

Things are really difficult right now. A lot of us (most I would guess) are just getting by, by the proverbial 'skin of our teeth', and if you, or a loved one should have a health-related problem, it can make things seem unbearable. Hang in there. One thing I can promise you, or anyone...

Quote A: The front drums are held on via bearings and a large nut/cotter pin etc. Quote B: The drums can be removed, to say check or replace the shoes, by removing the drum AND hub as one. Okay, Now I'm getting a picture of what's going on, and what I'll be dealing with. THANK YOU BOTH...

Duh. (F**king, Duh!!!) Jeez. It was right there. It just wasn't what I was looking for. (I was looking for a more rectangular tab, like most other wire clips under the hood. The clip slipped right on. Boy is MY face red!! (And my fingers are a bit black too.) Thanks!!! V.D.

Wow. That is odd. GREAT picture. Thanks! I doubt the drums are the originals, or if they are, they must've been off before now, but I'll have to have a look before I set about doing the job. I mean, you'd think in 45 years the brakes have been done! I don't know how hard they'll be to...