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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Restoration => Topic started by: chili r on January 24, 2012, 04:54:26 AM

Title: Brake Shoes
Post by: chili r on January 24, 2012, 04:54:26 AM

Putting brake shoes on 67 camaro front and rear and question is does the long shoe (primary ) face the front and shorter face rear (secondary) ?  ???

Title: Re: Brake Shoes
Post by: 1968RSZ28 on January 24, 2012, 06:54:55 AM

Quote from: chili r on January 24, 2012, 04:54:26 AM

Putting brake shoes on 67 camaro front and rear and question is does the long shoe (primary ) face the front and shorter face rear (secondary) ?  ???

Nope, the primary brake shoe is the short lining and faces forward.

Paul

Title: Re: Brake Shoes
Post by: canadair on January 24, 2012, 10:55:15 AM

large shoe on the rear small on the front

Title: Re: Brake Shoes
Post by: rich69rs on January 24, 2012, 05:03:01 PM

From a simplistic viewpoint, when you put on the brakes, the shoes are expanded outward until they contact the drums.  Assuming that you are going forward, rotational forces from the drums rotate the shoes forward until the rear shoe engages the post at the top, above the wheel cylinder.  At this point maximum braking force is available with the rear shoe providing more of the braking force - hence long shoe goes to the rear.

Title: Re: Brake Shoes
Post by: 1968RSZ28 on January 24, 2012, 05:15:28 PM

Yup, self energizing brakes...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0OFhyxo4As

Paul

Title: Re: Brake Shoes
Post by: chili r on January 25, 2012, 04:04:25 AM

Thanks for the info.  :)