Re: [Amc-list] 1970 brake specs?

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, Archimedes wrote:

> I have a complete set [of TSMs].  What do you want?

I might bug you in a few weeks for some brake info!

So I have most years from 1961 - 1977 in a spreadsheet (every
car model, every engine body and brake combo) and I'm filling
in Raybestos and NAPA part numbers.

A pattern is emerging, that will be no surprise.

Up through late 1960's, there's not very many combinations,
and they all "make sense", eg. bigger brakes on bigger cars
and/or heavier-duty. The same is true after 1976, especially
after 1978 (in round numbers).

But starting somewhere 68, 69 and ending in 76, it's a
nightmare of parts juggling, looks like a lot of one-model-combo
brakes. Unavailable rear drums, oddball wheel cylinders. Whew!



Here's some useless trivia for you.

TSMs after 77 are hard to find for some reason. There are
some three-volume years (77 - 79?). I just got a scroungy '82,
which is back to one volume.

1962 big car is HUGE! By far the biggest single-volume book. 63
is a good half inch or more thinner. 62 has odd things like
lists of the transistors in the radio. 62 looks like the best
TSM AMC made that Ive seen so far, though I haven't seen 1950's.

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