LEFT: Bolt the brake cylinder into the backing plate. Be sure that you are bolting in the correct side; the line will exit towards the back of the car.

BELOW LEFT: Notice the brake shoes are different. The shoe with the shortest material is the primary shoe and it mounts in the front. The secondary shoe, which mounts at the rear, is the one with the long and narrow material.

preferably ones with a 45-degree angle. Once you have everything apart, you will need to clean the parts very well. As you can see with our project ‘57, we have already cleaned the spindles and the backing plate before we started to assemble the new brakes. This is also a good opportunity to look at the inside of the drums themselves. If they have deep grooves, you will need to replace them. Even if they don’t need to be replaced, it would be a good idea