Brakes
Drum Puller
used to remove the rear brake drums from a Stepdown
Using Modern Brake Shoes - Stepdown
Adding brake dual master cylinder
Adding Self Adjust to Stepdown Brakes
Adding disc brakes to Hudson Dana 44 Rear End
Scarbird Disc Brakes for front of Hudson Stepdown
More Scarebird Disc Brake Installation information
Adding a mechanical Brake Light switch
Hudson Stepdown Mastercylinder Guide
Brake Parts listing from Rudy Bennett
Hudson Double Safe Mechanical Brakes
Hudson Fail Safe Brake System - Pictures and Spring Measurements
Mark Brian installs an ABS Front Disc Brake Kit on a 1954 Hornet
Story of adding disc brakes to a Hudson:
Repair part numbers for Brakes (Shoes, wheel cylinders, hoses)
Hudson Stepdown Power Brake Components
Rebuilding a TreadleVac Brake System
TreadleVac Hudson rebuilder
I used Karp's also, they are in Upland, California. I had them powder coat the housing in satin black. Brake fluid does not eat up the powder coating like it does paint. Takes a little longer if you want the unit powder coated. Great Job!
Karps Power Brake Service Upland, CA
909-985-0800
Provided by: John Forkner
ALTERNATE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL
An alternative to stainless steel and standard steel brake lines is a product called Kunifer (Conifer) brake line material. Conifer has excellent corrosion resistance and is DOT, MOT, and TUV certified as brake lines. It is easy to bend by hand. This material is a copper-nickel alloy that will not work hard like plain copper. You can purchase Cunifer in 3/16 " (4.75mm) 1/4" (6.5 mm) OD in coils from several vendors. One is Fedhill, They have a website: http://fedhillusa.com/ The Cunifer is easy to flare as well. Fedhill sells excellent brake line forming and flaring tools, as well as all the pipes and fittings in SAE and Metric sizing.
Studebaker vendors have brake parts that are the same as those used by Hudson Stepdowns
Jeep Vehicles use many of the same brake components used in Hudson Stepdown Brakes
Brake Repair Questions and Answers
Q. I have a 1951 Hudson Super 6 and have a stuck left rear brake. How do I get the drum off?
A. Make it easy on yourself. Remove the big nut on the back of the backer plate and don't lose the square washer. That will let the anchor pin come off with the frozen shoes, drum, etc. Use the 3-jaw puller and don't bang on the end of it! Bang on the rotating wrench where you're supposed to. The little retainer pins will break but you should use new ones anyway. Use a little heat on the hub if you have to. You'll wind up with the hub, shoes, etc. on the ground where you can loosen the adjuster with vice grips and get the whole thing apart.
- Uncle Josh - on the INTERNET
Brake Component Repair and Service
Brake shoe lining replacement, shoe arching, drum service Shop experienced in restoring Hudson Brake shoes and drums
Brake and Clutch Service
15156 South Interstate 35
Bruceville, Texas 76630
Phone: 254-752-4307
Brake Master Cylinder Y fittings
Banjo Bolt crush washersDust Cover for front Brake drums
NAPA/Balkamp catalog, P/N BK 730-2414
If you can not find the brake system pieces you need at your local Auto parts store, search the INTERNET auto parts stores.
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