Brakes – Automotive American

Found the Cause of the Noise on Left Hand Lock on the 1929 Model A Sport Coupe

There has been a recirculating grinding type noise coming from the Model A on hard left hand locks since

Henry published patent US 1850006 A in March 1932 The patent detailed a new improved braking system It appears

As you may know the car came with a very poor quality hydraulic brake conversion, to rectify this I gathered

Whilst the brake work recently we fitted a new brake light switch. The wiring done by the previous owner was

Those who know my A will know that it had a pretty bad hydraulic brake conversion. I’ve been gathering parts

Nice evening so I thought I’d test build the front brakes before fitting in July. No wheel cylinders as I’m

Whilst I’ve gone as far as I can on the oil pan until the next parts delivery I thought I’d

The weather is getting more spring like by the day which means those of us with limited workshop space can

Good news on sorting my braking issues! The hydraulic brake conversion done previously is a bit of a mess as

I’ve got the following issues with the right hand rear brake Shoes down to the rivets Hold down broken Handbrake