1956 Brake Shoe Guide Spring Retainer

["Mike & Christine Trettin" <mtrettin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roger,

Thanks for the tip--I'll check the local parts store.  Are we talking about
the same parts, though?  There's no holding washer involved, just a
retaining spring (leaf spring), held in place by a wire-formed 1/4 turn clip
that fits down into a stamped "groove" in the retaining spring.  Also, which
rubber inside piece do you mean?  The only rubber I know of would be the
wheel cylinder seals, and the brake adjuster seals in the brake backing
plate (dust plate).  I also don't know where pipe nipples for tubes would
come into play on the '56 brakes, so please explain.

Thanks!
Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "roger crabtree" <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: IML: 1956 Brake Shoe Guide Spring Retainer


> Ford 1/2 ton and 3/5 ton 64-68 Pick ups are the same.
> It even has the same holding washer. Many parts store
> have them new on the shelf. Take your old ones and
> compare to make sure.  Fuel line for the rubben inside
> piece and if you have to make our own tubes out of
> lite pipe nipples. Kanters also sells kits but they
> are very expencive. RC
>
>  --- Mike & Christine Trettin
> <mtrettin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Does anyone happen
> to have a 1955 or 1956 Chrysler
> > or Imperial parts car
> > that could sell me (1) of the little 1/4-turn
> > retainers used to hold in the
> > brake shoe guide springs?  (The equivalent of the
> > nail/spring/washers on
> > more modern cars.)  The retainer is shown in Figure
> > 6 here:
> >
> http://www.imperialclub.com/YearbyYear/1956/FSM/Page048.htm
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mike Trettin
> > 1956 Imperial Sedan, Turquoise
> >
> >
> >