Was at the junkyard this past weekend and saw this:
3 of the 4 drums were like that. Car is a 68 Caddy Hearse.
Was at the junkyard this past weekend and saw this:
3 of the 4 drums were like that. Car is a 68 Caddy Hearse.
I've done similar in the past when cars were left without moving for so long the drums were rusted to the shoes badly. At that point, knowing I'd be replacing the drums (or having the need to roll the car right NOW!) I'd use a sledge hammer to break the drums.
Back in the 80s I had a similar thing happen while driving an old Ford pickup. One of the brake parts (don't recall which one right now) had broken and was caught between the drum and another part. It basically acted like a cutting tool on a lathe and cut the outer drum off which broke when I applied the brakes. A long stretch of chain link fence stopped the truck.
I'm going with rust.
And it looks like you would have to pull the axle to replace the drum? That's appalling.
The drums have a prominent "hat" in them, so pulling the axles should not be required. I have a friend with a 64 limo, and I don't recall him mentioning any issues dealing with the brakes.
As noted, I suspect someone broke them out to all it to be moved.
In reply to Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) :
Did you buy the hearse?
The top edge looks like a (very old, rusted) oxy-gas cutting torch cut line. So yeah, shoes rusted to drums and locked up, so someone torched the faces off the drums to get it rolling.
Brake Cooling?
Toyman01 (Moderately Supportive Dude) said:I'm going with rust.
And it looks like you would have to pull the axle to replace the drum? That's appalling.
No, it's not a Honda.
(Think front rotor early 90s Accord.)
noddaz said:In reply to Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) :
Did you buy the hearse?
At least the 472 and th400 combo? If I found that combo in the yard it would be at the Challenge the next year.
In reply to noddaz :
No. Extremely rusted and beat. I'm not in the market for one anyhow.
In reply to Stampie (FS) :
I think there was a motor in it still, couldn't tell you what it was.
That looks like freeze thaw failure on the hat. Some of these cadillac ones were press fit in.
In reply to Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) :
It would be a first year 472. High compression heads and smaller oil passages but never heard of that being an issue in the real world.
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