Re: [Amc-list] disk brake hack

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

> Tom Jennings wrote:
> > * For a given SHOE WIDTH, all the wheel cylinders interchange, 

On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 19:54 -0400, Matt Haas wrote:

> This isn't quite correct (or at least somewhat misleading). Bendix and 
> Wagner wheel cylinders do not interchange. 

Oh of course, sorry, I didn't mention that little detail... Bendix and
Wagner systems are not compatible even though they look "similar".


> The two obvious differences I 
> found was that Bendix wheel cylinders will not sit flush on Wagner 
> backing plates (I thin the Bendix cylinder was fatter than the Wagner) 
> and they are also shaped differently since Bendix brakes use small rods 
> to contact the shoes and on Wagner brakes, the shoes touch the pistons 
> directly. The shoes are also different enough (besides the area near the 
> wheel cylinders) that Bendix shoes will not even fit on Wagner backing 
> plates.
> 
> Matt
> 

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