Sid Hiatt Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I need to buy new front brake shoe backing plates for my 55 Buick Century are they available ? if so where at? Thanks for your help. SID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 You will have to settle for used ones. Any 55 except Roadmaster will work maybe other years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 What is wrong with the backing plates you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Hiatt Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Where the shoes rest are worn and have made ridges been having trouble with the shoes moving, when brakes are applied they move and are rubbing the outside of drum. the drums are new after market , the shoes are 2/ 1/4 inches wide and the drums are 2/1/2 inches wide ,I have replaced the shoes, drums the only thing not replaced is the backing plates. Any Ideas to what can be causing the shoes to move all the hard ware that holds the shoes are new also. Thanks Sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Just curious, are the primary and secondary shoes in their correct positions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Sid Hiatt said: Where the shoes rest are worn and have made ridges been having trouble with the shoes moving Can't the original backing plates be welded and ground flat to restore the missing metal? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Buick Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I may have some. I will look if still interested... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 4 hours ago, Sid Hiatt said: the drums are new after market , the shoes are 2/ 1/4 inches wide and the drums are 2/1/2 inches wide Did you have this problem before using the new drums and shoes? Different backing plates will not solve your problem, which is with the new drums and/or shoes. All used backing plates will have a wear groove which will have no effect (that is why grease is recommended at that location when replacing shoes...no one ever does it though). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Hiatt Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Will try and put some grease on them when I reinstall , looks like to me the grease would not stay long. I filed down the high spots . I did not have this problem before installing new drums the old ones had way to much taken out of them and could not be used. I bought all new stainless brake lines and took it to a shop to have them install because I don't have a lift, they told me my driver side brake was making a noise when the brake was applied I did not hear it , told them to fix. they said the retainer springs that hold the shoes to the backing plate were to long and said that that was what was rubbing , installed shorter one and they said that fixed it. car has been body shop and trim shop for 8 months and never drove the car after the brake were supposed to be fixed. When I removed the drums on the front to check what was rubbing the metal that holds the shoes were rubbing on drum. So you can see how this all came about . Thanks SID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 One (or two) other things: be sure that the friction material on the shoes does not extend past the metal part; have the drums turned again. Some drums and rotors are supplied with just a rough cut leaving grooves that act like those on a record causing the shoes to follow depending on rotation...you can see how this might pull the shoes away from the backing plate into the drum Compare measurements of new vs old drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 10 hours ago, old-tank said: (that is why grease is recommended at that location when replacing shoes...no one ever does it though). Not only do I grease these contact surfaces, I also grind them FLAT if they have grooves. Quite a bit of meat there to allow some grinding to get flat again. If not, weld and then grind. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 17 hours ago, old-tank said: leaving grooves that act like those on a record A what...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRJBUICK Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/18/2020 at 1:40 PM, Sid Hiatt said: they said the retainer springs that hold the shoes to the backing plate were to long and said that that was what was rubbing , installed shorter one and they said that fixed it. this is worrisome to me you cant just replace the springs with something shorter, the springs have to have the correct tension or it could produce the problem you have. i would try to source the holddown springs from a reputable Buick source and make sure the pins on those springs are the correct length, if they were to long it could produce the same problem. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 On 1/18/2020 at 12:40 PM, old-tank said: .no one ever does it though). I bet I know two. Well, I'm sure I know one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 On 1/19/2020 at 7:08 AM, EmTee said: A what...? Vinyl is making a comeback! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 19 hours ago, lancemb said: Vinyl is making a comeback! More new vinyl records were sold in 2019 than new CDs!👍 Of course the popular method of buying new music involves neither of these options.....😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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