Need brake lining and adhesive

[Robert Rooker]

I have a 1962 Dodge Custom 880 car that the linings on the brake shoes in the parking brake are worn out. I can't find new ones, anywhere! If I had 14" of 2" wide brake lining and the right kind of adhesive, I could re-line them myself. Can anyone out there help? Thanks. Bob in Linwood, KS (near Lawrence, KS and Kansas City, MO)

 

[Dean]

Brake linings are bonded with thermoset adhesive. Unless you have proper equipment to cure the adhesive you will not be able to successfully bond the lingings to the shoes.

You might consider riveting universal lining material to the shoes for your parking brake.

Dean

 

[Anonymous-0]

A clutch & brake rebuilder should be able to do it. If you find the lining you may have to buy a whole roll. Start with "Redco Friction Products".

 

[Robert Rooker]

Do you know what kind of light I would need to make the adhesive cure? What kind of drill bit would I use to drill holes for rivets. Would a Fostner bit work for the countersink part? I could not find anyone in the area that re-lines brake shoes and wouldn't mind buying the equipment to be able to do it for others who are having the same problem. Thanks. Bob

 

[Dean]

Thermoset adhesive is heat set. You need to cure it at a specified temperature for a specified time.

I would either drill ind rivet the linings or take the parts to a shop that relines clutches.

Dean

 

[Anonymous-0]

there is a set on EBAY right now

 

[fixerupper]

There's gotta be someone in your area that has an old brake re-lining machine like the ones the old car repair shops had. I bought one on a consignment auction for $5.00 and it was complete with the motor and countersink drill for the rivet holes. If this was later in June I'd throw it in the back of the pickup and drop it off on my way to Garden City.

Maybe some older auto machine shop has one yet. Some of them still do parking brakes for older trucks. Is there an older truck shop in your area? Jim

 

[Anonymous-0]

EBAY number 190500935592

 

[Anonymous-0]

or Google it . i found a lot of places that sell them

 

[Robert Rooker]

Thank you!!! Appreciate it!! Bob

 

[trucker 40]

There is a place in Kansas City called Gooch Brake and Equipment 506 Grand Boulevard 816-421-3085.If that's not the right number I think there is another number and address for them in Kansas City too.They rebuild brake shoes.

 

[Robert Rooker]

Trucker 40, Thanks for the reply. Casper's Brake & Clutch and Gooch Brake are in Kansas City, MO and are 60-70 miles round trip for me and are in an area where you need to take your Rottweiller and AK-47. I was hoping to find someone closer or find the materials and do it myself but haven't had much luck, yet, so I might end up going to one of those places. Thanks, again. By the way, is a Ferguson TO-30 tractor something someone on this site might interested in? Bob

 

[Earl - IL]

Contact Antique car club in your area they know where you can get it riveted with good lining.

 

[k6zrx]

Call Andy Bernbaum. He lists both the friction material and relined shoes. Also maybe Mitchell Motor parts. For those who do not know, the parking brake is all that holds these cars when parked. There is no park on most of the push button transmissions nor does leaving a Fluid Drive car in gear keep it from rolling away. The parking brake very important in late 30"s to early 60"s MoPars. I drive a "48 Desoto and "50 Dodge both with Fluid Drive and a "56 Plymouth with PowerFlite.
Josh

 

[Slowpoke]

Redco Friction Products says their adhesive cures at room temperature.

 

[trucker 40]

Yeah they would probably be interested in a Fergusen tractor here.
I know its a bad part of town,but I also know those types are probaly not going to steal tools if you have some in your pickup.A good Rotwieler might be a good idea.I dont think I would get out of my vehicle without locking it.Other than that it should be a fairly easy trip.
Maybe you can order the brakes from them and have UPS bring them to you?I dont know of anything else to do where you are at.Maybe Car Quest or Napa might be able to help,or maybe Gooch brake has a place in Topeka or Lenexa or somewhere.I did find 2 addresses for Kansas City when I looked.

 

[Gary from Muleshoe]

Bob

The McMaster Carr they carry lots of that kind of parts.

Gary

I graduated high school from Desoto, KS.
McMaster Carr

 

[Robert Rooker]

I will give them a try. Thanks. You wouldn't by any chance know my good friend from DeSoto named Paul Pingleton, would you? He's an old "mule man." Bob @ [email protected]

 

[Gary from Muleshoe]

That name does ring a bell. Was he a welder? I left that area back in 1980. You might have known my Dad, his name was Lawrence "Mike" Johnson. We lived south of Desoto about 4 miles, right where they put that new park in off of Killcreek Rd. The access road to the park goes right through where our house and barns set.

 

[Robert Rooker]

Gary, McMaster-Carr has the stuff I need. Thanks so much. I knew your Dad. Seems like everyone called him LC. He was a pulling-pony man and I bought some ponies from him that couldn't make the cut as pullers. Nice guy. Paul remembers him, too. Paul's dad, Al Pingleton, was quite the veterinarian and horse breaker/trainer. He knew your dad, too. I think he told me about him having ponies. I lived at 119th Street and Lone Elm Rd.(old hiway 7) from 1974-1978. Since this stuff is "off topic" feel free to send me an e-mail. Thanks, again. Bob

 

[rustyj14]

A guy i worked for owned an old Dodge car, about a 1929, or so. It needed a clutch disc, so he sent away for one, but all they sent was the lining. It was too thin to rivet it on-had to be heat-glued, etc.
I found a shop that did that, and had them fasten it on by the heat method. Its still working, 20 years later.