Front brake help.

Posted by Andrew Armitage On 2011/9/28 13:34:12

I just picked up a '47 Custom Clipper recently and it looks like the passenger side front wheel cylinder is leaking because the outside of the backing plate is wet and the pedal is very soft. So I set off to remove the front drum.

I took the wheel off and popped the hub cap off and I'm thinking that it doesn't look right in there. There is a nut, a washer, and another nut.

Shouldn't that top nut be a castleated nut?

What should be there?

If it's wrong, I'd like to correct it before I put everything back together.

Any help is appreciated. It's been a while since I've worked on these old cars (and even then, I was just helping my Dad with his resoration projects) so I need a refresher. And I need larger tools. I don't even have a wrench big enough to take that nut off!

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