Thanks David, I'll go through the assortment and I'm sure I can find a 7 year old grandchild in the mix somewhere! LOL My Thinking is, that if a castellated nut is the designed method of holding the nut from loosening too much, then the torque spec can't be that critical as the 'from-to' on one castellation is quite liberal. I will follow your advice and 'chase them' after a few miles to see if they have lost any tension.
Now comes the next query: is there a preferred grade of brake fluid for these systems? What I have been putting in the car I believe was DOT 3. I recall someone mentioning DOT5 in another post on a separate brake discussion, but can't recall the ultimate correct answer. Chris.

Thanks Howard,
Wow, I sure don't have to worry about them being too tight!!! Am I reading that correctly at 200 - 270 ft. lbs.?!?!? I've got a 3/4" torque wrench and the correct 1 1/2" socket, but that seems like a lot of umph! Chris.

Good afternoon Gents,
I have just finished installing new brake shoes, wheel cylinders and brake lines on the rear of my '39 Six. It all went well and without major issue. I did find the repro shoes were a little 'fat' where the adjuster and cylinder pin notches are to fit over them, but a careful, quick grind brought them down to spec. My question is: in putting the drums back on, is there a torque spec for the 1 1/2" nut on the axle?? I tightened them as much as I could, holding the wheel from turning, and then placed a bar between the locator pin on the drum and the axles flange, with one end of the bar on the floor to keep the wheel from turning and then took them to the 'next hole' on the castellated nut.
Could this be too tight?? Any guidance or help much appreciated. Chris.

My error KenP, for some reason I thought you were dealing with a '39 Six; got my posts mixed up! Chris.

Whitewalls every time; and by a long shot! Chris.

Dave, I'm surprised altitude has that much of an effect on compression?!!? It makes sense that it would have an effect - but a couple of thousand feet sure brings it down a notch! Chris.

Could it be a speaker?? Chris.

Hi KenP,
Looks good; should seal and keep any moisture out. Just as an aside, not sure what kind of shape your rubber grip for the inside handle for the vent is in, but it is identical to the hand-brake lever grip and can be had from Steele as well. I had to replace both on mine and their repros fit perfectly. Chris.

I notice quite a number of double posts since we got set up with the new server and found that when I penned a new post and hit 'Submit', there was a significant pause before it posted. Initially, I'd hit 'submit' 2, even 3 X's and then end up with 2 or 3 duplicates. It's easy to go in and delete the extras, but I found being patient with the '1-press' approach alleviated the duplicate posts. Might be of some help to newer posters. Chris

Bkazmer,

Yes, I understand that a lot of them are painted, in fact mine were, prior to rechrome, but 98% of it had chipped off and the remaining paint could be flicked off with a fingernail, which was why I thought I'd try decals. I view that kind of painting as a semi art form and I simply don't have the hand or the eye for it. I would have to find a sign painter and between time and price, it isn't a viable option. I do a fair bit of business with the decal shop and I'm thinking they might not even charge me for a few sets of small decals. Chris.