1969 Buick Skylark project episode #7. GM A-body front drum brake rebuild.
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- čas přidán 8. 03. 2022
- This time around the block I finally get to tear into getting the brake issues fixed.
New master cylinder, front brake hoses, front wheel cylinders, hardware kit and brake shoes. Plus new front wheel bearings and new grease. next episode we will do the rear brakes.
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Nice Buick thanks for the info . Nice garage too.
thanks so much. its close to being a daily driver now.
I just start following BROKEN WRENCHES and the guy is very good he needs to be an instructor from what I observed at someone school.
thanks for the kind words !!! i enjoy sharing what little knowledge i’ve accrued over the years. trying to do my part to keep the hobby going.
Thank you if it wasn't for your video I wouldn't have been able to do the breaks on my Skylark
Welcome. Makes a guy feel good fixing his own stuff. Getting started on this car the last week or so. New video coming soon. Thanks for watching.
I have a 72 skylark
Thank you I’m doing a conversion drum to disk on 69 convertible stage one I appreciate it
good luck. shouldn’t be to difficult for ya.
Short shoe ALWAYS goes toward the front. The larger primary does most of the braking and ALWAYS goes toward the rear. Lubricant the backing plate nubs with a little anti-seize as well. Good video. Maybe the wheel is backwards.
thank you for commenting and the information. once i get it to daily driver status i will swap things around.
Tank’s for sharing
Thanks. Your videos are helping me restore a 69 Buick LeSabre.
Thats great. Thanks for watching. Here pretty soon im going to pull the valve covers and intake off of the engine to fix that rattle, pretty sure its a collapsed lifter. She runs great otherwise.
I'm subscribed Great video!!!
Had a '69 skylark just like this one. Drove it for many years
It's the sound effects for me..😂👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼@thepigeonclapper is in here wit a 72 conv Skylark. 🧐keep up the great work
Thanks man
Thanks for posting !! I'm getting ready to do the brakes on my 67 Olds Cutlass that's been sitting for 20 ish years. Subscribed and notified ! I'll be coming back lots for reference LOL.
Thanks man. I appreciate ya. More to come on this car soon.
Can’t wait to see you put in the floor pans and the trunk pans. Keep them coming
thats going to be a big job, not to difficult tho.
your awesome man, i just bought a 68 and your really helping me figure out what i need to do! keep putting out the video's and i will fallow along with mine lol.
Thanks for the kind words. Im no expert but i have owned/operated 68-69’s for 22 years now, fantastic machines. This 69 will be my third daily driver 68-69. I also have a couple project cars that need restored, a 68 gs400 convertible and a 69 gs400 convertible with the stage1 option. I appreciate you watching.
@@BrokenWrenches definitely man! Mine had a 455 swapped in it when I bought it. The swap is around 70% complete. Watching all your videos is definitely helping me figure out this car.
Slowly but surely you will get there with the car
It starting to look better and a lot more safer
looking forward to a first test drive on the road.
Great job.
thanks and i appreciate you watching
If that OEM master cylinder is part number 5452310 and the code on the front pad is "CT", I hope you kept it.
I had White Post Restorations in VA redo my original (same one) and they did a great job.
Its somewhere around. Im about to get back on this one. Got some tires for it, some new parts to fix that lifter rattle and then floor pan replacement.
Bit by bit! You’ll be able to drive it on the road soon. I always found drum brakes are a pain in the behind. But like you said any car pre about 1970 had 4 wheel drum brakes, generally manual none vacuum boosted. I can tell you’ve done this a few times tho. Car is in good hands. I do like your new floor pans! Those will be easy to keep clean and change when they wear out!
yea they arent fun. drum brakes work fine as long as you drive defensively. They cant compete with new cars tho.
@@BrokenWrenches Yes newer cars have really come a long way brake wise. My cousin told me once if they had today’s brakes on muscle cars we would probably have a lot more of them left to restore.
@@darrencatenacci2737 hes not wrong. I wrecked the crap out of my 68 skylark as a teenager!! I havent shown that car on the channel yet. Ive had it 22 years now.
I might be thinking about my 70 Skylark, but I thought my 69 Skylark has a power booster. Guess I'm gonna have to go look now. Darn it.
Brake shoes, not pads. You need to clean the backing plate and apply lubricant on each of the oval pads on the backing plate where the shoes ride.
Front drum brake rebuild instructions.
Step 1: Replace with disc brakes.
i like that!!!
@@BrokenWrenches I just had to do it. My 72 Lemans has front disc that I just worked on, so it was still on my mind. Keep up the good work.
bigger pad to the rear.
Correct me if I'm wrong but that bottom spring isn't installed correctly that will never self-adjust with the spring on adjustment side of the adjuster.
Thanks for watching. I will check it out when i put new lug nuts on it. Ive never know automatic adjusters to work well.
Which line is for front which line is for the back?
31 mins to the brakes.