Installing Rocky Mountain Brakes
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Installing Rocky Mountain Brakes
Thanks to Richard on hear I now have a set of Rocky Mountain Brakes that will be going on a 24 Coupe that Tim helped me find. A big thank you to both gentlemen!!! That said does anyone have some photos and or tips that would help with installing the RM Brakes? It seams straight forward but I hope to learn from the many years of experience everyone has hear. Thanks again.
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Re: Installing Rocky Mountain Brakes
Incase you did not notice yet, I marked the shoes with pencil for the driver and passenger side. Forgot to tell you that.
You will need to get axle shims.
You will need to get axle shims.
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Re: Installing Rocky Mountain Brakes
Did you get drums with them? There are two sizes of shoe. One for the pre 26-27 which standard axle has small drums. The large drums are bolted over the small ones. The 26-27 have smaller shoes to fit the original larger drums.
Be sure to leave the band in the transmission and the parking brake shoes. They all work together to give you better brakes going both forward and reverse.
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Be sure to leave the band in the transmission and the parking brake shoes. They all work together to give you better brakes going both forward and reverse.
Norm
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Re: Installing Rocky Mountain Brakes
I did get everything but the shims and to be honest I am not sure what kind of shims I need and what they look like.
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Re: Installing Rocky Mountain Brakes
If you need to shim the axles, the shims are tapered to fit the end of the axle inside the hub. They can be ordered from any of the vendors. Your hubs might fit on without any shims. It is better if you do not need the shims, however, when you move the original drum inside the new drums, they will be closer to the backing plate and something inside could scrape. If so you will either need longer axles or the shims. You should also replace the bolts and nuts which hold the wood spokes to the hub and drums. You will need bolts just a bit longer than the standard bolts.
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Re: Installing Rocky Mountain Brakes
I have originals. They can easily be installed in a day if you have all the parts. It does not hurt to be mechanical. No special tools or shims required.
Too bad no one makes them.
Too bad no one makes them.
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Re: Installing Rocky Mountain Brakes
Here is a link to installation instructions for small drum.
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/cont ... 2565-A.pdf
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/cont ... 2565-A.pdf
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Re: Installing Rocky Mountain Brakes
What's the probability I will need shims with the new Rocky Mountain Brakes on a 24 Coupe?Original Smith wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 2:06 pmI have originals. They can easily be installed in a day if you have all the parts. It does not hurt to be mechanical. No special tools or shims required.
Too bad no one makes them.
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Re: Installing Rocky Mountain Brakes
with original hubs and axles the probability is a near certainty
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