Re: brake info and more info needed/66 ramblers

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Ken,

If it's four wheel drum, parts should be pretty easy to find (as long as 
you don't expect to find everything in stock). 10 inch Bendix drum brakes 
where used a plenty of high volume cars (like Mustangs). I took a quick 
look at RockAuto.com and they list everything except the rear drums. 
Kennedy American lists rear drums (I'm sure others have them too, I just 
happened to have one of their catalogs handy).

Matt

At 02:35 PM 9/4/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> am looking at a 66 rambler classic, 770 convertible 287/auto, 170K. 
> besides rust holdes, heater core bad, guages not working/bypassed with 
> stewart guages, crack/leak in exhaust manifold, the car had manual drums, 
> and I am told that someone added the power booster. then a new owner they 
> put on a new booster, but they still don't feel like their is any boost. 
> not much foot travel, and they tend to go to the floor, though not 
> spongey. they Just don't have a good stop to them, feels like you need 3 
> more inches of travel. when a conversion is made, what is needed to be 
> done- are the rods different length, any other changes to proportioning 
> valves, etc. This is all new to me- but it seems I recall someone 
> mentioning that and wonder if that rod is the problem, or it wasn't 
> chanbged to the PB one, or not adjusted in length if that is possible- or 
> if power drums are like that. I recall my grandads 66 american with manual 
> brakes and they stopped with a good amount of effort but they f!
>  elt secure. these don't. anyone have any ideas? I am looking at perhaps 
> buying this car and wondering how many issues I might have, and the time 
> and cost factor. also it seems like parts for this are difficult to find, 
> esp rear drums and hoses and cables. Is this the year that disc's from 
> 80's and up concord can be easily retrofitted, but the rears seems to be 
> an issue. since its a v-8, I assume they are the 10 inch drums all 
> around. but the front drum parts seem not a major problem. If anyone has 
> any ideas or comments about the above, or anything else I need to be 
> aware off on a 66- trunion/front end stuff and availablilty, or info on 
> the torque tube thing, rust repair on a convertible versus a regular 
> sedan, etc. please let me know .  off list is ok as well. or I could call 
> you as well if thats easier. regards, and hope everyone is having a safe 
> weekend.thanks.  Ken.
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1967 Rambler American wagon
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