Nah, is a real common tool. Or you can call it brake adjustment tool. Gee, Dad never had one, I learned with a screwdriver.
Jim R. Lowery, 1952 Chevy 1/2 ton, Deluxe cab Abilene, Texas -----Original Message----- From: badewitt82 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Brake issues - "brake spoon" ? Thanks for the help I took a quick peek while home at lunch. Single slot near the bottom, must mean bendix. Will stop at FLAPS for the MC kit while kids are at soccer practice this evening. Will they know what I mean by "brake spoon" when i ask for one or am I going to get one of those looks from them? Bob DeWitt Terre haute, In '58 chev 3100 --- In [email protected], "Jeff Pohlar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm pretty sure that the Huck brake systems were long gone by 58 so as long > as nobodys changed anything (like the rear end) then you will have the > Bendix style brake. They will have an adjuster slot near the bottom of the > brake backing plate that you insert a "brake spoon" or similar tool to > rotate the star adjuster. It is likely that one or more of the adjusters > will be frozen and will require that you take off the wheels, brake drums, > etc. to access the adjusters to disassemble and free them up. > > If the brake pedal sinks to the floor and there is no fluid leaking anywhere > under the truck then the master cyl is bypassing internally. You'll of > course need to rebuild it or replace it. If the truck has been sitting for a > period of time, be prepared for brake fluid leaks elsewhere as you start > using the brakes. Rust and crud in each wheel cylinder will start breaking > loose as they are forced to move again. In some cases, the rust will seize > the pistons in the wheel cyls and they wont work at all. > > I'm not trying to be an alarmist, it's just very common on vehicles that > sit. It just depends on the conditions present when the vehicle was parked > and stored. > > Jeff Pohlar > Clermont, FL > '53 Chev 3800 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.3 - Release Date: 3/15/05 Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
