Dover Brake to the rescue! This week we got all 4 sets of wheels off of Carole Ann to work on the brakes. All 6 wheel cylinders were leaking to some extent, the rear bearings and races were pitted, and the shoes on the side that blew the seal were soaked. We took all the parts and the brake hoses to Dover Brake in Dover OH and they had 5 of the 6 wheel cylinders on the shelf, ordered us the remaining cylinder and new Timken bearings and races, new National inner hub seals, manufactured new brake hoses and relined the shoes for $435!
New wheel cylinder and repainted drum
New Parts
What a mess
She's flying!
We're changing the transmission fluid and rear end gear oil also. Once she's all back together I'll be bleeding the brakes. I'll be using a vacuum bleeder but I've never bled brakes with a Bendix HydroVac unit. Does anyone have experience with bleeding these types of brakes and care to share?
Thanks!