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Brake parts + pinion seal interchangibility 444-544 1953

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posted by  CVOLVO on  Tue Sep 14 14:03 CST 2004
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If you're lucky, you can still buy brake parts from a nationwide auto parts store, if they are willing to spend the time looking for replacements by part number. If you remove the brake parts, you will see a 4 digit number stamped on the wheel cylinder. This is likely a Lockheed-Wagner part. Same with the brake shoes. Ask them for a pair of Studebaker brakes shoes, circa 1964. Then match the generic steel lines to the brake parts.

Now I said if you were lucky. The older 444 used various other brake components. I even saw a 444 brake system with 2, single plunger wheel cylinders per wheel. As I described in an earlier posting, my brake system has self-adjusters that travel through the leading shoe. If you absolutely cannot find the parts, contact Olof at Vintage Import Parts from a link on my web site.

I'm afraid this is not a simple rush job, since the drums might need cleaning if brake fluid has penetrated the linings and of course all moving parts must be thoroughly cleaned. I hope your emergency cable is still working as well. Your biggest problem is identifying the proper replacement parts and hopefully getting them locally. Good luck.
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