Greetings from Idaho, just purchased a 1978 Royale, glad to be a part of the community. Can someone give some advice on the best brakes and where to buy them?
Brakes
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The original brakes are a good place to start. Get them all working, pads and shoes are not expensive, rear cylinders and front calipers are also available at any auto parts store. Flush the old fluid out.
Lot's of folks will chime in with 'upgrades' but for me I don't mind the OEM setup.
Lot's of folks will chime in with 'upgrades' but for me I don't mind the OEM setup.
Band,
There are few worthwhile brake modifications that do not introduce some compromise. Some of these are still in development. Many leave you with no parking brake. I suggest that you search the old forum and make your own decisions.
Ours are all stock hydraulic but with the "reaction arms" on the rear brakes. If you rode dirt bikes and did a "Float backplate" it is the same idea. It get all the rear brake to work at full potential.
Matt
There are few worthwhile brake modifications that do not introduce some compromise. Some of these are still in development. Many leave you with no parking brake. I suggest that you search the old forum and make your own decisions.
Ours are all stock hydraulic but with the "reaction arms" on the rear brakes. If you rode dirt bikes and did a "Float backplate" it is the same idea. It get all the rear brake to work at full potential.
Matt
Thanks, I am just getting started, This coach had the same owner from 1996 to about 2012 with documents of everything that was done. I just changed eng. and trans oil's and filter's, Oreillys was the only one that had the TH 425 felpro trans pan gasket and filter. Front brakes have about 50% appear and act like ceramic. Will start on the rear, my?? is what vehicle do I tell the auto parts store to get the correct pads and shoes? Are they stock toranado?
Are you just looking for a brand of pads/shoes, or looking to replace/upgrade the complete brake system? I can’t recall the brand of pad/shoes I put on but should have the information written down, just need to find it. The only upgrade I made to my system was the sensitized booster. The rest of the system I replaced with new replacement parts (master, calipers, wheel cylinders, rubber lines). So far I am happy with the braking. I’ll see if I can find the part number of the pads
Just looking to replace the pads and shoes, haven't got to the rear yet, had a little squeaking when I brought it home, but was not the front pads.
Band,
According to Dave Lenzi, the only pads to use are Perfomance Friction. There are 2 numbers in the book and I don't know what the difference is. 00522 is one and the other is 061420.
The rear brakes are a possible problem. There was a recall in about 1975~6 for the rear brakes. You will have to look at the brake journals to figure out if you got it. The shoes are either interchange 272 or 462. 462 was after the change. Be sure you get riveted as bonded will not hold up a TZE temperatures.
Matt
According to Dave Lenzi, the only pads to use are Perfomance Friction. There are 2 numbers in the book and I don't know what the difference is. 00522 is one and the other is 061420.
The rear brakes are a possible problem. There was a recall in about 1975~6 for the rear brakes. You will have to look at the brake journals to figure out if you got it. The shoes are either interchange 272 or 462. 462 was after the change. Be sure you get riveted as bonded will not hold up a TZE temperatures.
Matt
Matt, thanks I will dig thru the paper work and see if some #'s show up. Maybe something on google. will know more when I pull the rears
I just finished replacing my rear brakes on my coach and came across this video on Youtube right before I started the job. It was very well done and helpful. Andrew even gave part #'s that he / myself used. Here is the link
Centric brake shoes # 112.04620
Carlson brake combination kit - H7208
Proportioning valve bleeder tool
If you replace lines, I suggest purchasing a proportioning valve bleeder tool to bleed / flush your system. Also watch Jim Bounds video on Brake bleeding on Youtube.
Happy wrenching
Centric brake shoes # 112.04620
Carlson brake combination kit - H7208
Proportioning valve bleeder tool
If you replace lines, I suggest purchasing a proportioning valve bleeder tool to bleed / flush your system. Also watch Jim Bounds video on Brake bleeding on Youtube.
Happy wrenching
Yep. Agree. Don’t know who Andrew is but he makes good videos. Looking forward to the one that shows how to put the drums back on.
Problem: Many of the catalogs still list the "272" brake shoes. There are supposed to be none of these in use, but the catalogs don't seem to know that there was a recall and don't even mention that these are possible wrong. If they don't list the "462" shoes and recommend the that only riveted will be effective.
Matt
Matt
