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I really want to make it to Holz, namely I grew up in Hales Corners. I am having rear brake problems. I rebuilt the wheel cylinders, including honing them out. They no longer leak. When they were leaking, the brake fluid completely disintegrated the break shoes. I got new shoes for both rear wheels, however, I have no clue on how to remove the shoes from the wheel. I have removed the upper part of the assembly connected to the cylinder, but the bottom of the shoes are fastened with various rivets? and heavy riveted springs? I do,have the 1941 shop manual, but after reading the procedure on page 131, steps 4-6 are unclear to me. Also thank you lots for the information on the numbers matching topic.
Regards,
Gus

I wish I could come over and give you a hand but that is not possible right now.

Your shoes are held on and pivot on a pin at the bottom. Look on the back side and you will see a pin lock, looks like a bent washer. One side is sort of wrinckled. Bend that up and it will slide off the pin.

If you look up the shop manual for a 1947 truck online, there is an illustration on how to handle the little springs. Some of this hardware is hard to buy so be very careful.

See below:

That is a great illustration but don't take that one off first. Remove the one at the bottom and then remove the shoe assemblies. Here is a link showing how to remove and install the small springs. Shop Manual Shoe Assembly

Gus,

What has been advised above is right on. The picture is especially helpful. Or should be.

Since you have already removed the springs from the shoes to get to the wheel cylinders you are now to the part of separating the other stuff.

a. Take the pin and spring out by rotating the end of the pin. It sticks clean through the backing plate. This will allow the shoes to be removed as a unit, both front shoe and rear shoe.

b. After you get the shoes off, undertake removing the locking washer off the shoe links at the shoe by bending the locking washer flat enough that it will just that it will slip off the post when off center. There is an inside and outside to the links.

c. removal of the the stiff spring will rend the shoe. It and the lower pivot pin have the lock washers on the inside.

d. Notice how everything comes apart and reassemble in a like manner.

Good luck with it.

I hope you make it to Holtz. We need 41 there to offset the drab atmosphere created by 47/48 fleet liners! Do too!

Don't over think the shoes. They have to be assembled in a certain fashion and must be made in order that the shoes can be replaced without cussin too much.

Best,
Charlie