new here! needs brake shoes...

[bloodwheel]

names Robban from Sweden.
Need some help.
Wifes got a chevy -66 c3605.
There is a leak right on the brake shoes from the rear axel.

I found a new gasket (seal?), but brake shoes is a bit harder!..
what does 15x4 mean?

15?
4 with on the shoe? or the brakedrum?
It seames a bit hard to find shoes for here c30..

Sorry if my english is bad....

please help...

[bloodwheel]

[bloodwheel]

[1963c-10]

Welcome and great looking truck your wife has!!!

Are you looking for the wheel cylinders? That's the part where the rear brake lines would connect to.

Or do you need brakes themselves?

[1963c-10]

The cylinders are available at NAPA auto parts.

Left UP9344
right UP9345

Rear brake hose (goes from frame to rear diff) UP33676

Rear brake spring kit UP2250

Have had no luck finding the rear brake shoes, but the fronts seem available.

[bloodwheel]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

The cylinders are available at NAPA auto parts.

Left UP9344
right UP9345

thanks..
no just need the shoes..
but sheems hard to find...
any ideas??

Rear brake hose (goes from frame to rear diff) UP33676

Rear brake spring kit UP2250

Have had no luck finding the rear brake shoes, but the fronts seem available.

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[Captainfab]

Welcome to the forum Robban

The 15 x 4 you ask about would normally be referring to the diameter (15 inches) and the width (4 inches) of the drums and correct shoes. However that does sound a bit large for a Eaton HO52/72. I would have thought those shoes to be closer to 13 inches in diameter and about 3 inches wide. I would say that you will need to measure the shoes that you have and let us know and possibly we can help you find them here in the US and get them shipped to you.

Regardless, I do understand your difficulty in finding the brake shoes there in Sweden.

The back of the cab at the roof and side on your wife's C30 looks a bit odd. Do you have any pics from the rear or the side?

[1963c-10]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Welcome to the forum Robban

The 15 x 4 you ask about would normally be referring to the diameter (15 inches) and the width (4 inches) of the drums and correct shoes. However that does sound a bit large for a Eaton HO52/72. I would have thought those shoes to be closer to 13 inches in diameter and about 3 inches wide. I would say that you will need to measure the shoes that you have and let us know and possibly we can help you find them here in the US and get them shipped to you.

Regardless, I do understand your difficulty in finding the brake shoes there in Sweden.

The back of the cab at the roof and side on your wife's C30 looks a bit odd. Do you have any pics from the rear or the side?

Good eye. I saw the sunroof, but there does seem to be some modification to the back cab and roof skin.

Mystery solved.......C3605 would be a panel. So I'm guessing it was cut down and modified to a truck.

The research I found showed 2 3/4" back brake pads....

[bloodwheel]

got some more pictures in my other computer...

[1963c-10]

Very nice. I see that it was a panel truck originally. Did you purchase it that way or do the mods yourself. I like the split back window.....very cool.

[Monte's62]

Really nice truck you have bloodwheel. I like the lights and glass in the back. Definitely different.

[66Submarine]

You have a later 14 bolt rear end that someone swapped in, not the original Eaton rear. Measure the width of the shoes and the inside diameter of the brake drums to determine what shoes you need.

Googling the casting number on the wheel cylinder seems to come up with one for a '74-'75 C20 or C30, which is probably what the rear end is from (and what you need to buy parts for).

Going by your pictures, I am going to guess a 13" x 2.5" shoe for a '75 C30 will probably get you back on the road.

Hope this helps!

[jtrichard]

66sub you beat me to it i thought that drum was for a 14 bolt then i read farther down the post and seen yours... 13 x 2.5 is probably correct

[bloodwheel]

thanks guys...

[bloodwheel]

The truck was original a ambulance sold in sweden in 1967.

I think it rolled in Uppsala for many years..

Then it got sold of and around 1980ish some of the previous owners cut i up and made a pickup truck instead.
I rolled as a flour truck for a couple more years.

I guess some along the way it got a bit worn and to old....

We found 10years ago in a garden without a engine and a broken 700th tranny on the bed..
We bought a Camaro 305 engine och replacet the 700th with a working one
Did some welding,abit of paint and tada...

Electrical systems is from a 1987 van.
Its got PS,PB.
She did alot of the work herself
Good fun and very easy to drive...

[bloodwheel]

[bloodwheel]

So the rear axel is not original!!!I didnt know that!
I have never replaced the brakes on the back, just the front...

I will take apart the drum next week och mayby take a better picture of the axel!

[Mtl-Marc]

Originally Posted by bloodwheel

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Cool truck!

Please post details, and more picture of the side tank.

[bloodwheel]

Originally Posted by jtrichard

66sub you beat me to it i thought that drum was for a 14 bolt then i read farther down the post and seen yours... 13 x 2.5 is probably correct

seems you are right

just over 13 inch...

[jtrichard]

He NEEDS a U-bolt saddle (see post#30)

[Captainfab]

Aaahhh I missed that.......yes he does. I'll have to look and see if I might have one or two.

Originally Posted by jtrichard

He NEEDS a U-bolt saddle (see post#30)

[bloodwheel]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Aaahhh I missed that.......yes he does. I'll have to look and see if I might have one or two.

do you have one or two?

cant find these anywhere!

[Captainfab]

Sorry but I've been extremely busy and have not remembered to look. I will make a note to remind myself.

Originally Posted by bloodwheel

do you have one or two?

cant find these anywhere!

[Captainfab]

Sorry but I do not have any of that style saddles. GM started using that style around the late 80's up into the 2000's.

[jtrichard]

Thought you might have