Yes , it was posted here a while back if you hunt for it . Also , Chevrolet Obsolete in Ga. ,has very good technical pictures in thier OnLine catalog . Sorry I don't have links , I'm not computer savvy .
I've got this one. These are actually Zigs breaks that he gave me. His are rebuilt and clean a work great on my truck.
Please To Note ! The factory rust on the frame , leaf springs and read end in that picture...... Looks pretty close to my '49
Larry thanks for reminding me. My picture is for a 3/4 ton GMC 51 or 52 brakes. I believe Zigs is a 51 and mine is a 52. They looked to be the same as my old ones.
Volker - Is your emergency brake connected and working? The mechanism is connected on the opposite side of the backing plate from mine.
yes the emergency brake works very fine. please take a look to the right side of the brake and you can see the brake cable
I guess there's two ways to skin a cat! Mine's working fine too. I re-assembled everything the way the DPO had it put together, installing new cables, shoes, cylinders and lines.
I'm an idiot! My photo is from the left side, yours from the right...I got confused and thought we were both on the same side...
springs Hey guys the springs that hold the shoes where do they hook to i cant tell where they hook to i asume to the backing plate but my backing plate doesnt have any small holes to hook to or is there a part im missing. thanks ron
if i remember correctly the hook to eachother Here is a link: http://www.oldgmctrucks.com/page0256.html bottom picture is fronts Here is a close picture of my front 3/4 ton huck brakes
Can't remember Ron - I can't remember if there was a small slot in the backing plate or if the slot was in a clip attached to the backing plate. Unfortunately, I don't have any photos showing the condition and the brake rebuild was almost two years ago...
shucks hucks Im trying to find out where the pin through the spring FS-222 on your picture attaches to I have no holes in my backing plate I sappose i could drill them.
I'm trying to figure this one out ~ when you took it all apart there were no shoe hold down springs ? .
Huck Hold Down Springs That's got my curious , I've not had any Huck drums off in many a year , and in looking at the various pictures and trying to recall , I wonder of maybe the fact that the shoes are pinned in place by those wretched link things at the bottom , means the hold down spring wasn't always used..... I'd not be drilling any holes nor making other changes just yet ~ don't you have a copy of the FSM for your truck ? they're cheap @ $29.95 and usually pay for themslves the very first time lookng at them solves a question like this...
