Re: [Amc-list] Okay - are these Bendix brakes? Link to pics attached.

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Those are Bendix brakes. There is a chance the brake shoes have asbestos 
in them (especially if it's a low mileage car). Make sure you wear a 
good dust mask when you take them apart and clean the backing plates. 
Also, there are eight contact points on each backing plate that will 
need to be checked for gouges and will some lube on them. I usually use 
lithium grease as a lube.

Matt

Bruce Griffis wrote:
> Thanks for all the hints on removing the drums. I sprayed one
> liberally with PB Buster and my son helped remove it. He works at a
> Saturn dealer, and one of his friends helped him with the drums on his
> old Ion. So - I didn't whack the drums anywhere near hard enough!
> 
> A couple whacks with a rubber mallet all along the drum loosened it
> up, and off it went! WooHoo! So, by the pics - these are Bendix
> brakes, correct? Click on the album link, and two of the pics are of
> the drum brake.
> 
> http://picasaweb.google.com/bruce.griffis/65RamblerAmerican
> 
> Think I'll order parts (and a TSM) in the AM.
> _______________________________________________
> Amc-list mailing list
> Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list
> 
> 
> 

-- 
mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
=================================================================
According to a February 2003 survey of Internet holdouts released
by UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite
not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online.

_______________________________________________
Amc-list mailing list
Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list