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#146630 - 07/01/09 06:38 PM
Hydraulic Brakes for '33 Eagle
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Grease Monkey
Registered: 07/01/09
Posts: 1
Loc: Foster City, CA
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I would like to put a hydraulic breaking system on my 5 window cupe, I think it is a Eagle (I was told by the guy who sold it to me it was a Master Eagle) but I see conflicting information in the chat postings. It has no post between the window and the wind wing and the wind wing pivits (does not roll down)?? Can you give me information on where to get the parts for the breaking system, if it can be done, and information on how to do the conversion? Thanks, denkay4adr
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#146634 - 07/01/09 07:21 PM
Re: Hydraulic Brakes for '33 Eagle
[Re: denkay4adr]
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Backyard Mechanic
Registered: 04/02/02
Posts: 456
Loc: Milton, Washington
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Hi Denny,
It's either a Master, or an Eagle, not both. Sounds like the seller had it right. I believe the very early Eagle had knobs instead of the shorter window cranks and the wing window turned out after the roll up window was rolled down a bit to clear the channel, which is attached to the main window.
As far as the hydraulic brakes go, It is almost a bolt up procedure. I did the same conversion to my '33 Eagle back when I didn't know how much trouble I would have with the hydraulic brakes over the years. You can't let them sit without driving for long periods of time. I have since gone to stainless sleeves in the cylinders, which seems to be helping so far. A good well adjusted mechanical brake system is what I would keep, if I were to do it again.
Basically I took the drums and backing plates from a 1936 Master and bolted them on. I had to use front drums on the back as well as the front and even added a spacer between the rear axle flange and the rear backing plates to get the drums to line up with the shoes. The rear backing plates have 4 mounting holes and the rear axle flange has 8 holes, but if you square off the flange, the remaining holes match the 4 in the backing plate. I used the emergency brake cable hooked into the mechanical emergency brake linkage. When all is working normal it stops on a dime.
Roger
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#148244 - 07/26/09 05:54 AM
Re: Hydraulic Brakes for '33 Eagle
[Re: IMFALCO]
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Shade Tree Mechanic
Registered: 07/24/05
Posts: 59
Loc: Tomkins Cove, New York
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Roger, I assume you used all the 36 parts including the master cylinder and pedal linkage. How did you adapt the 36 master cylinder and pedal to the 33 frame? Can this be done in a way that allows you to convert back to the original manual system?
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