Fred,
I can answer part
of your several questions.
E-brake: If
it ain?t broke, don?t fix it. J
Axle bearings and
collars: Yes, you cut the collar (usually a hammer and a chisel will
do it pretty easily). Every car application I ever worked on that had
this set-up, the new bearings came with new collars in the same box so that
should not be a problem.
--Brooks in
Dallas
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Subject: IML: rear end questions
1969
I am working on the rear end of my 69
LeBaron.
I have some questions:
Do the collars which hold on the outer axle bearing
come with replacement bearing or do you purchase them separately and
from where? Or if I take the axles to a machine shop can they press off the
bearing and collars to allow the collars to be reused? Is this a good idea?
The manual says to cut off the collars and bearing races which is fine, but
then I have no collars.
Does anyone know where to get the adjuster hold down
clip for the rear axle bearing end play adjuster. My car did not appear to
have one installed!!!!!!! Maybe someone at Midas worked on it. I could
probably fabricate something which would work.
The parking brake cables on my car run down the
driver's side and split under the rear seat. According to my 1969 manual
this is the setup for Chryslers while Imperials run down the middle of
the car and split more near the front seat. Note that my car does have a
manual parking brake release, presumably added from a donor car after the
vacuum release failed and someone did not want to fix it. I find it
difficult to believe that the person making the change some time in the
distant past would have replaced the entire cable system all the way to the
rear drums but who knows. It certainly works
fine.
There was a thread not long ago about what you
should expect to replace on older cars. I managed to get the steel brake
line on the DS side of the axle off in tact. It is rusty and will be
replaced. The passenger side steel line broke at the wheel cylinder while I
was removing it (note liberal application of good penetrating oil). It will
be replaced. The hose to the axle needs to be replaced and I will probably
replace the steel line to the master cylinder. The bearings need to be
replaced and I will buy new brake hardware and shoes. I will also be
replacing the wheel cylinders. To sum up, the only part which is
really reuseable is the brake T on the rear
axle.
The joys of old
cars
Fred Joslin
