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General Category => Parts For Sale & Wanted => Topic started by: Roadmaster49 on December 08, 2012, 12:28:21 PM

Title: Free New Brake Shoes
Post by: Roadmaster49 on December 08, 2012, 12:28:21 PM
The 1950 Kaiser parts car had a set of brand new brake shoes in it and lots of new wheel cylinders.  These are free to a good home. Now, I know normally one would not use these but the shoes are VERY NICE and I would not hesitate. They were kept dry and the friction material is perfect. The wheel cylinders I would recommend a rebuild but the metal bodies are perfect and the rubber seals are supple as new.   I know KF parts can be purchased at NAPA etc but I hate to just throw these out when Virginian #612 gets crushed, so they are free.  let me know of interest.
Title: Re: Free New Brake Shoes
Post by: joefrazer on December 08, 2012, 12:32:54 PM
Sent PM
Title: Re: Free New Brake Shoes
Post by: Roadmaster49 on December 08, 2012, 02:50:04 PM
Here is a partial photo to confirm they are correct. 
Title: Re: Free New Brake Shoes
Post by: joefrazer on December 08, 2012, 05:02:29 PM
Hmmm...the shoes do not appear to be KF. They look more like Mopar with the loop eye at the one end.
Title: Re: Free New Brake Shoes
Post by: Roadmaster49 on December 08, 2012, 08:43:45 PM
Glad I posted a photo then.  I will toss them.
Title: Re: Free New Brake Shoes
Post by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on December 08, 2012, 11:51:30 PM
Don't toss them...I will take them if available.  Kaiser-Frazer used three different types of brake shoes in 1949-50 model run because of a supply problem at Wagner-Lockheed.  One type used had the Chrysler type wheel cylinders according to the special brake parts supplement put out in August 1949.
Title: Re: Free New Brake Shoes
Post by: Roadmaster49 on December 09, 2012, 08:52:19 PM
Let me get them out, sort them out and take a better photo. I can tell you that the shoes and cylinders were in the back seat floor area of a 1950 Kaiser Special parts car.
Title: Re: Free New Brake Shoes
Post by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on December 10, 2012, 05:47:43 AM
I have factory illustrations from various service documents to check against if I can get a better photo for enlargement.