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DrEntropy

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Took Diesela down to Sarasota to meet up with my pal and old partner. He's got a gig working on a private 'collection'. Got to pull the front wheels & hubs off a 1926 Franklin to begin a complete brake resto.

What a MONSTER! But the drums/hubs were about of the same engineering as one would expect to find on more modern cars with four wheel drum brakes. Just much bigger.

A wheel and tire on that thing weigh as much as I do.
 
DrEntropy said:
Took Diesela down to Sarasota to meet up with my pal and old partner. He's got a gig working on a private 'collection'. Got to pull the front wheels & hubs off a 1926 Franklin to begin a complete brake resto.

What a MONSTER! But the drums/hubs were about of the same engineering as one would expect to find on more modern cars with four wheel drum brakes. Just much bigger.

A wheel and tire on that thing weigh as much as I do.
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sounds like fun - any chance of sneaking a pic or two?
 
Photos of the various parts as a before-and-after record are being taken, I'll snipe a couple of those and post.
 
Brake master cylinder and a wheel cylinder. The whole system is FUBAR, but surprisingly the wheel cylinders are available through NAPA! Not so much the master. And the crud is through the whole system. Needs one new everything, lines included.

Master cylinder:

Frank66.jpg

Wheel cylinder (left front):
Frank5.jpg
Master internal bits:
Frank7.jpg
 
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