[Chrysler300] Gimme a brake/C-300 4 Sale.

[Rich Barber <barber@xxxxxxxxx>]

I had a similar event on my 1955 C-300 that had been used very little 
since restoration 15 years ago--but the shoes came unglued only on one 
rear wheel during a normal low-speed stop.  The car had been stored in 
an attached garage in Omaha since restoration and the rear linings were 
pretty thin.  I don't know what the bonding process is, but heat, age 
and corrosion can certainly be expected to take their toll.  The front 
linings were quite thick, but had become saturated with brake fluid from 
leaking wheel cylinders.

I replaced all brake shoes and wheel cylinders and now have fairly 
decent brakes.  I had to take the old shoes in as cores as the big brake 
shop in Stockton only had two old cores.  It was also necessary to take 
the drums in so each pair of shoes could be arc-ground to match the drum 
they would be operating in.  My mechanic read up on the rather complex 
method of adjusting the brakes (without the special tool) and did a 
pretty good job, I think. 

After a few more miles and stops, I will return the car to the mechanic 
for a re-adjustment.

I would ask again if anyone has one of those special brake tools I could 
borrow as I have a machinist friend that may be able to copy it.  It 
appears to be the equivalent of a mechanical OD/ID micrometer that is 
used to set the brake shoe cams so that the OD of the shoes is round and 
true and matches the ID of the drum.

The man that purchased the red 1955 C-300 within the last year now is 
advertising it in the local papers.  It now has a 392, 12-Volt system, 
Torqueflite and rear/factory air with outside scoops.  Non-factory red, 
perhaps Viper or Porsche.  May be lowered a little and is equipped with 
non-factory wires. Beautiful car, although not exactly factory issue.  I 
have urged him to place an ad in our classified section, but in the 
interim, here is his contact:  Bob Ferro 
925-455-8414--bobferro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx  This is the car that came from 
Pahrump to Brentwood last year and has since changed owners.  The new 
owner resides in Livermore, CA.

C-300'ly
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
1955 C-300





Carlton Schroeder wrote:

>Just a short followup on my brake story.  My neighbor, a knowledgeable brake
>lining man, quickly termed it "rust pressure" that caused the bonded linings
>to separate from the shoe.  Indeed there was a film of rust over the entire
>shoe area on the shoes that separated (4 of the 8) and they all came apart
>on the same stop.  This car had set in a dry garage for about 15 years.
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>Just thought I should share this info for those of us that drive old cars
>and might think a brake system on a stored car was OK from an inspection and
>test drive.
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>Carlton
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