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Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Joe Santana On 2022/4/28 12:22:42

Thanks again, Howard,
I did check my owner's manual and saw the suspension illustration, then found it in my 35-41 parts book. It confirms that the bearing goes in (in my mind) backwards, big end out.

I checked the break shoe inspection hole and there was plenty of clearance for the shoes on both brake assemblies. The shoes are not holding up the mount.

I also wanted to check how far the outer bearing would slide on the knuckle with no drum, which was fine, more than needed.

That left the new seals. On my old drums the seals were virtually flush to the drum hub, whereas the new seals stuck up about an 1/16th - 1/8th". I'm double checking if the seals are right, I do have a tool for installing seals, so I hammered on that. I couldn't get the whole thing really flush, but close. Close enough when bolted up fairly tight, the cotter pin when in.

I'm not sure how free or tight the drum rotation should be, so I made a video. It takes two hands to turn it.

I'm sure everyone is tired of looking at brake photos, but before I attempt to assemble the left side, I thought it would be good to post these in case someone sees something stupid.

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