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'38 Master Deluxe. Want to inspect the front brakes. Wanted to verify how the front drums come off. Does the drum fit over the spindle (like a modern car) or do you remove the axle nut to remove the whole thing? The Service Manual only shows the brakes after the drum was removed.
Drums haven't been off the car for 40+ years so I didn't expect them to just come off.
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Went ahead and removed the axle nut and got the drum assembly off. Things looked better than expected. Did see the cork packing on the rear bearing was in pieces. In the Chevsofthe40 catalog (page 131 of the 2022 edition) it has a number of 6.326. It sits behind 6.324 Spacer.
Any ideas where these might be available?
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Those are the group numbers assigned by Chevrolet. Within that group you will see the part numbers.
Maybe I missed something. You can order the seals from Chev of the 40’s or The Filling Station.
Look at page 142 in the catalog. But hang on to your hat! The catalog price is not the current price. Online they want $45.75@.
Rusty
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I have never found or seen a reolacement for the cork seals. I did run accros them at dealers with old parts years ago and the cork was dried out and shrunk,
Perhaps a rope type packing woul work.
Gene Schneider
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Thanks for the additional post Gene. I was thinking of the seal in the wheel hub for the inner bearing. That is not what he is asking about. My mistake.
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The cork seals were used on 1934-1938 cars with the enclosed coil spring suspension,
There were two cork packings used on each side to prevent dust from entering, both were 2 15/16" in diameter and one being thicker than the other. and they fit on either side of the oil deflector next yo the backing plate. The backing plate rotates slightly as the suspension arm moves up and down.There was a brass bushing pressed into the backing plate as a wearing surface. When bushing was worn a noise hat sounded like stones in the hub cap could be heard and if brake pedal was slightly depressed it would go away. The method for lubricating the bushing is in the shop manual.
Gene Schneider
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