Tackling smaller fixes first on our Shelby GT350: Rear Brakes

Update by Tim Suddard to the Shelby GT350 project car
Mar 29, 2024 | Shelby, brakes, GT350

Before we started replacing anything major, like the transmission, we decided to do first some simple repairs on our 1967 Shelby GT350. After all, it’s been sitting for a bit.

First up would be the rear brakes. When inspecting things, we saw fluid leaking onto the rear wheels.

Our rear brakes were both leaking at the wheel cylinder (on the driver’s side) and had broken emergency brake adjuster cables on both sides.

We ordered replacement wheel cylinders from National Parts Depot. Even if just one wheel cylinder is leaking, it is best to replace both sides just in case.

While we really don’t know what broke the emergency brake adjuster cables, we assume that we had defective parts the first time around so, since they are easy to replace and only cost about $10, we just did the repair again.

We adjusted the rear brake by turning the adjusters until the wheels wouldn’t turn and then backed them off until the wheels would turn again with minimal interference.

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