Re: 1804-5-7-8 Rear Brake Drums

Posted by Packard Don On 2020/2/21 14:11:54

Originally the shoes were riveted but bonding is the best way to go today for the very reason you just discovered the hard way. Also, I've always preferred to use softer linings as I would much prefer to wear out the shoes than to wear the drums as some of the modern metalized lining can do.

I don't know if it applies to Packard or not but once the brakes went out on my 1964 Ghia-Imperial limousine on the way to work so I dropped it off at the local gas station. They could not locate front drums but they discovered that the rear drums, which tend to wear less, were to be found in a local salvage yard. Simply switching the rear hub with the front hub produced a good pair of front drums! Maybe Packard hubs aren't so easily removable, though.