How to re line Rocky Mountain brakes?

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: How to re line Rocky Mountain brakes?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Neil Kaminar on Saturday, September 22, 2012 - 12:59 pm:

I am helping my friend Steve today and he needs new linings on his Rocky Mountain brakes. I don't see them in any of the catalog stores.

Where can new linings be purchased?

Neil


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Frank Harris from Long Beach & Big Bear on Saturday, September 22, 2012 - 01:37 pm:

Go to a friction material store that actually works on clutch and brake facings for installation shops and have them re-line the bands with parking brake fabric from a commercial truck or a 40-50's Chrysler parking brake system mounted on the drive shaft. The 1/4 inch thick woven fabric looks like heavy burlap sacking with brass threads in it. They will squeal like crazy unless you roughen up the face of the brake drum with some aluminum oxide sand paper to stop the vibration. That brake drum will act like a bell and really resonate. Cast iron drums do not ring like the stamped steel ones do. I contacted Bud Williams of Temecula who makes the Rocky Mountain brakes and he quoted me $185 to re-line the bands with his special quiet lining. You can not buy that lining anywhere else, he has the corner on it. It is a molded solid strip of material. So I voted with my feet and got the noisy stuff which cost me $60 for the material and to bond the lining onto the old old bands. They stop better than two other Model T Fords I have driven that have four wheel Nash Metropolitan hydraulic brakes. But mine is a Speedster and rather light weight.


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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Saylor, Citrus Heights, Ca on Saturday, September 22, 2012 - 03:25 pm:

I have used lining from McMaster-Carr with good results. I use the metalic high strength. http://www.mcmaster.com/#brake-lining

Then order the anvil tools from the T parts vendors. - John


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Saturday, September 22, 2012 - 03:32 pm:

John, is that the same material often sold for relining 26-27 rear brakes?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Neil Kaminar on Sunday, September 23, 2012 - 10:59 am:

John, Frank,

Thanks for the help.

Neil


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ron Dupree on Sunday, September 23, 2012 - 11:11 am:

What about a source for green grabber linings? Anybody using them? They seem to work pretty good on my '16 Bennett brakes.

Ron Dupree


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Sunday, September 23, 2012 - 11:56 pm:

I believe original Rocky Mountain brakes use 1 1/2 X 3/16 lining.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brendan Doughty on Monday, September 24, 2012 - 07:27 am:

I tried the woven linings which worked good until they got wet. When wet they would not even slow you down.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Saylor, Citrus Heights, Ca on Monday, September 24, 2012 - 12:45 pm:

Erich, I do not know if its the same as the 26-27 brake material. I have the McMaster-Carr lining on the rockies on my 21 touring and 27 Tudor and am very pleased with the performance. - John


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