1971 K20- project just get driveable!!

[hgs_notes]

Swapping the brake components is easy enough to do and the cost isn't that bad. Rather than have a caliper lock up on you or a leaking wheel cylinder a month from now, might as well swap them. It should only take a couple hours to finish up your brakes. You're very close now.

[Vintage Windmills]

Originally Posted by hgs_notes

Swapping the brake components is easy enough to do and the cost isn't that bad. Rather than have a caliper lock up on you or a leaking wheel cylinder a month from now, might as well swap them. It should only take a couple hours to finish up your brakes. You're very close now.

Yep, I think its best to be proactive, just need to pull the rear hubs off since this is the eaton rear. I've got the 6 tab big socket and rear seals coming in at NAPA tomorrow. I hope the shoes and drums are ok. Don't want to invest a whole lot since I may make some rear end upgrades at some point, either discs or possibly a D60 with powerlok.

[Vintage Windmills]

Originally Posted by hgs_notes

Swapping the brake components is easy enough to do and the cost isn't that bad. Rather than have a caliper lock up on you or a leaking wheel cylinder a month from now, might as well swap them. It should only take a couple hours to finish up your brakes. You're very close now.

Mike, I wish it would have been easy The drum is behind the hub on these. If that wasn't enough, the shoes were stuck to the rotors since they were grooved in, I had to pull them off. And of course, I had to grind on my puller to accept the 1/2" bolts.




Then the fun continued after I got them off, I found the shoes had delaminated and the drums are too worn to use as is or turn. I spent some time looking today and didn't find drums, since this is that one year only 2" wide shoe setup. If it were a 72, would have had some options. The pic below shows the wider 72 drums in the foreground.


I then thought about just going the 14 bolt route, but just decided I'd rather have discs on the eaton, especially after I found some deals on the components. I found a set of adapter plates for $50, Eldorado calipers with park brake for $85 each, and rotors for 35 each, pads 35. So my piece together rear disk setup is less than $300 It is all being shipped now, so hopefully the info I read is accurate and it will all fit. I also ordered new parking brake cables and hub bearings.

On a positive note, I got the wiring all done, engine finished connected, and she runs pretty good! Pulled out some of the massive dents in the box and I drove around the yard awhile in 1st (again, no brakes at all!) The power steering pump is really whining, I see the return line is pretty weathered, the air may be coming in there.


Oh, I also got a set of 2.5 skyjacker front leafs, and 4 matching shocks. Its sitting low in the front right now on the stock springs, about 2 under the rear height, so can't wait to get the new springs on and balance it out.