Rear axle help
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Karl Slade
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Rear axle help
I am restoring a 64 C Coupe here in Australia.I have got a 63 transmission to replace my one which is US.Can I remove the drum brake back plates and assembly and replace them with the disc brake set or do I have to remove and replace the axle tube etc. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks Karl
Karl Slade
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Rear axle help
Karl,
The tranny will work but to use disk brakes you will need
to use the disk brake outer ends of the swing arms, these
are pressed on. So in your case you will need to exchange
the swing arms with the disk brake one to attach the disk
brake components.
Alan
Karl Slade wrote:
The tranny will work but to use disk brakes you will need
to use the disk brake outer ends of the swing arms, these
are pressed on. So in your case you will need to exchange
the swing arms with the disk brake one to attach the disk
brake components.
Alan
Karl Slade wrote:
Post generated using Mail2Forum via email.I am restoring a 64 C Coupe here in Australia.I have got a 63
transmission to replace my one which is US.Can I remove the drum brake
back plates and assembly and replace them with the disc brake set or do
I have to remove and replace the axle tube etc. Any help greatly
appreciated. Thanks Karl
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S.J. Szabo
Mr. Slade:
You will have to replace the axle tubes (to gain the mounting ears on the end casting for the calipers), the hard brake lines mounted on the tubes, and the bump stops. Also note that the disc brake axle seals and the axle nut and spacer are different than the drum brake setup. And don't forget to change the master cyl. (The dual circuit unit out of a 914 works quite well.).
You will have to replace the axle tubes (to gain the mounting ears on the end casting for the calipers), the hard brake lines mounted on the tubes, and the bump stops. Also note that the disc brake axle seals and the axle nut and spacer are different than the drum brake setup. And don't forget to change the master cyl. (The dual circuit unit out of a 914 works quite well.).