[FWDLK] Parts manual and brake questions

[Risto Kivela <Risto.Kivela@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi fellow Forwardlookers,

I've started to restore my '57 Chrysler New Yorker last
fall, and for the whole winter I've been trying to gather
as much literature as possible. I've got now almost everything,
except for a parts manual. The only thing that I've found
is '55-58 Mopar Parts Manual for Chrysler passenger cars'
which costs ~$140. Is there a separate '57 Chrysler parts
manual which could be a bit less pricy? If not, would somebody
have this 55-58 manual for sale for less?

Another thing that kinda puzzles me is: while I was restoring
the brakes I noticed that all the Expander plates from the
wheel cylinders were missing. There were just a spring, rubber
cups and pistons per cylinder. The rear brakes were leaked a
bit (on the other side I found some brake fluid leaked to the
wheel bearings). I tried to find the expander plates from
our local parts store, but they didn't sell them separately -
have to by the whole cylinder. So my questions are: are those
expanders mandatory (was that the reason for the leaks) and
where would I get them separately (probably any 1 1/8" expander
plate would do)? I wouldn't want to replace the cylinders as
they were excellent after small honing.

Thanks,

- Risto Kivela, FINLand -

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    1957 Chrysler New Yorker 2DHT with 392 HEMI
         1990 Ford Thunderbird SuperCoupe
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