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Last seen: January 26, 2026 1:29 pm
Are all the wheels tight, or just one, or just the back....? I had trouble with a '38 plymouth a while back with the brakes tightening up while drivi...
Oops, Mark. I bought this car, and will be coming from the west on 1-70 until St. Louis, then a jog south and east again.
Thanks for the lead, Mark. I just committed to buying this heap! Anybody wanna go on a road trip?
Welcome to the forum! If you join the club itself and get your hands on the membership roster, you can "DeSoto your way" home, with a list ...
Paul, it is an excellent reproduction of the original. I delivered it to my upholsterer today and we layed the new next to the old and the detail is ...
See, there's a new version of the story..... "I know of a guy that got his off with a front wheel drive puller and a propane torch..." Thos...
Yeah, that's not going to get it done. You've got to pull on the hub of the drum. If you use that style and put a hard pull on it, you run the risk...
Sounds like it's time to seek out a local car club of gear heads that can maybe help. A lot of DIY Mopar guys with cars with tapered axles own their ...
Well it is Kentucky, Steve......
Simply taking off the nut is not going to allow the drum to come off unless you've been livin' right for a long, long time. The hub of the drum is on...
I think I got all of my wheel cylinders from NAPA, and had the original brake shoes religned by them, too. Kanters new stuff is chinese import. My ...
internally expanding. pretty much a brake drum and shoe on the end of the tail shaft of the transmission.
I see the '55 that Tony owned in the vehicle list. Also last years top sale '56 Fireflite Convertible with the dual-four manifold is listed again. S...