idrjoe_sandiego Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 There's a long winding thread going on here lately started by outlaw car man re: 1932 Dodge Brothers brakes,drums,rear axles,etc. So, when I was out in the back 40 looking in the junk pile, this caught my eye: a 1929 Dodge DA rear-end sitting right next to a spare 1932 Packard rear-end...Just a little difference... DB's juice brakes vs. Packard's mechanicals...the Packard drum contains THREE shoes! Getting these drums off was some fun too. After 3 days of soaking with penetrant, then heat, we finally applied a heavy duty drum puller with a 1" impact fed with 2 air hoses. And still NOTHING...Frustrated, we took a lunch break, and about a 1/2 hr. later BANG! Like A gunshot the drum popped! Nearly soiled myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Never have seen a three shoe assy before. Could one be for parking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idrjoe_sandiego Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Actually Jack, this 3-shoe setup was designed by Bendix and was used in a lot of cars in the late 20's-early 30's. See attachment. The parking brake operates basically thru the same 3 shoe setup on the front axle; when you pull the handle you mechanically expand the three brake shoes of each front wheel. This car's drums are a whopping 16" in diameter. They finally came to their senses by 1937 when the drum diameter dropped back to 12" like the Dodge DA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Learn something every day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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