Rear brakes on a 51 3600 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jabos · 07-26-2017, 03:39 PM

Where can I get rear brake shoes and wheel cylinders for my 3600? I have tried classic parts and LMC no luck. Thanks for any input

Wrenchbender Ret · 07-26-2017, 04:18 PM

Jim Carters handles parts for the Huck brakes.

jabos · 07-26-2017, 07:07 PM

Thanks, I checked and they do have the wheel cylinders but no shoes.

MIKESAD50 · 07-26-2017, 07:23 PM

Have you looked around to have your shoes relined?

jabos · 07-31-2017, 07:47 AM

Thanks,I did find somebody to reline the shoes for me. I dont understand why you can't get new rear shoes but you can on the front ones.

MARTINSR · 07-31-2017, 01:13 PM

It's probably because the fronts have more applications than the rear, maybe more years or something like that.

Brian

dwcsr · 07-31-2017, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jabos

Thanks,I did find somebody to reline the shoes for me. I dont understand why you can't get new rear shoes but you can on the front ones.

The fronts fit more trucks 3100, 3600, some 3800 fronts 1-3/4". The HD rears are usually 12 x 2 or 14"x2.5" and only fit trucks 3600 and 3800 rear for a narrow band of years. Its very common for larger shoes to be relined only. I suspect it also comes down to available cores to reline.

jabos · 08-03-2017, 05:44 PM

I got the shoes reclined and now I cant get the drums on. They will go if I hammer them on but that seems to be to tight

dwcsr · 08-03-2017, 06:20 PM

from what I remember of relining shoes back on the 60's we had to shape the relines on a shoe grinder so they would fit the drum arc. You may need to bring the shoes and drums to the re-liner for then to shape the shoes

1project2many · 08-03-2017, 09:01 PM

Yep, called "contour grinding." Find a big truck shop that relines brakes. They can usually do it.

jabos · 08-06-2017, 08:05 PM

Thanks guys I will look into that.

07-26-2017, 03:39 PM	#1
jabos Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: greer sc Posts: 72	Rear brakes on a 51 3600 Where can I get rear brake shoes and wheel cylinders for my 3600? I have tried classic parts and LMC no luck. Thanks for any input

07-26-2017, 04:18 PM	#2
Wrenchbender Ret Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Overland Park, Ks. Posts: 5,229	Re: Rear brakes on a 51 3600 Jim Carters handles parts for the Huck brakes.

07-26-2017, 07:07 PM	#3
jabos Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: greer sc Posts: 72	Re: Rear brakes on a 51 3600 Thanks, I checked and they do have the wheel cylinders but no shoes.

07-26-2017, 07:23 PM	#4
MIKESAD50 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 605	Re: Rear brakes on a 51 3600 Have you looked around to have your shoes relined? __________________ 1950 3100 5 window

07-31-2017, 07:47 AM	#5
jabos Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: greer sc Posts: 72	Re: Rear brakes on a 51 3600 Thanks,I did find somebody to reline the shoes for me. I dont understand why you can't get new rear shoes but you can on the front ones.

07-31-2017, 01:13 PM	#6
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Rear brakes on a 51 3600 It's probably because the fronts have more applications than the rear, maybe more years or something like that. Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

08-03-2017, 05:44 PM	#8
jabos Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: greer sc Posts: 72	Re: Rear brakes on a 51 3600 I got the shoes reclined and now I cant get the drums on. They will go if I hammer them on but that seems to be to tight

08-03-2017, 06:20 PM	#9
dwcsr Hollister Road Co. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 6,131	Re: Rear brakes on a 51 3600 from what I remember of relining shoes back on the 60's we had to shape the relines on a shoe grinder so they would fit the drum arc. You may need to bring the shoes and drums to the re-liner for then to shape the shoes

08-03-2017, 09:01 PM	#10
1project2many Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Lakes Region NH Posts: 3,200	Re: Rear brakes on a 51 3600 Yep, called "contour grinding." Find a big truck shop that relines brakes. They can usually do it.

08-06-2017, 08:05 PM	#11
jabos Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: greer sc Posts: 72	Re: Rear brakes on a 51 3600 Thanks guys I will look into that.



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