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11" Brake parts identification help
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:59 am
by VTM38a1
I'm picking up a '53 M38a1 that has an 11" brake conversion. The Jeep is going to need wheel cylinders due to sitting a long time. How do I tell what the wheel cylinders (and the shoes and drums for that matter) came from?
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 1:36 pm
by crazyguyla
The wheel cylinders should have numbers on them that can be cross-referenced. If not, you can measure the bore and length of the wheel cylinders and width of the brake shoes. napaonline.com is a good place to search since it allows searching by part type and size. Some part stores still have means to look something up by size.
Hope this helps,
Marcus
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 1:57 pm
by VTM38a1
Thanks for your help.
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:25 am
by ROBCDN3
Hi good luck with the brakes rather rare. I took my shoes to an industrial brake reliner and he relined them . I could not get shoes from any suppliers here in Canada or the USA. My cylinders were good so all turned out well . You can still get Wagner master cylinders and new spring kits Cheers Rob