Hi,
I also had trouble with my Ccar brakes. I was able to take the old brake
shoes to a brakes specialty shop here in Columbus, Ohio, and they matched
them with ones they had on the shelf. The shop took my old shoes for 'cores'
to reline for the next customer. So that worked out well. Unfortunately my
wheel cylinders were corroded and honing them didn't totally clean it up. I
was not able to find replacements anywhere. I tried forklift and golf cart
places, called Bendix, all to no avail. Finally bought new rubber from NuKar
at a horrible price, installed, and it seems to be holding so far. Though I
haven't pulled the boots to see if there is seepage... The NuKar person said
that his supplier for the wheel cylinder rubber parts was going out of
business, so he might not be able to get anymore.
One EVlister said he had been able to put new trailer brakes on his Ccar, but
the ones I looked at seemed to have a different bolt mounting pattern, and no
provision for the parking brake cable. I guess you could make adaptors and
modify for the parking brake, but I do not have good metal-working equipment.
Brakes on the Ccar are an almost insoluble problem unless you have a machine
shop! I even looked into relining the wheel cylinders, but apparently there
are only a few places that do that, and the guy I talked to was dubious about
the "V" shape of the cylinder. I suspect it could be done with some patience
in getting the setup right. Probably finding a way to use modern trailer
brakes, even if it does require some custom work, is the very best way to go.
This is my experience so far. Also, I have some extra rear brake drums that
have been turned and are ready to use if anyone is looking for those.
Tim
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Hi all,
small world! I just got brakes back on my comutacar last week. I
have only temporary 60 ah batteries installed just to move the car
around until i get new battery boxes built. While stomping the pedal
I heard some sizzeling and arcing. Turns out something broke in the
core of the contactor and allowed the contacts to go out of alignment
and burn up. So I am also in need of contacts, Please keep me posted
on your contact progress.
I will pull my bad contactor this week, i will let you know what i
find broken inside.
P.S. I did manage to get 30 mph with small 12 volt 60 ah gel
batteries.
I still am in need of wheel cylinder rebuild kits, and trying to
locate brakes shoes or part #'s for them.
Take Care, Louie
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