police package drum brakes
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police package drum brakes
I'm attempting to order some wheel cylinders as I will be redoing the entire brake system on my 1965 olds Delta 88 4 door hard top. I plan on keeping the drum set up. I see that both the police package and non police package wheel cylinders are available. Are they interchangable? Other than the size of the bore what's the difference. My car has the small, 1 25/32" O.D first design front wheel hub grease cap if that's any help. What did the drum brake police package brakes consist of, as I thought all Olds big car drum brakes were the same from 1959-to the late1960's. Thanks.
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I'm attempting to order some wheel cylinders as I will be redoing the entire brake system on my 1965 olds Delta 88 4 door hard top. I plan on keeping the drum set up. I see that both the police package and non police package wheel cylinders are available. Are they interchangable? Other than the size of the bore what's the difference. My car has the small, 1 25/32" O.D first design front wheel hub grease cap if that's any help. What did the drum brake police package brakes consist of, as I thought all Olds big car drum brakes were the same from 1959-to the late1960's. Thanks.
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Not necessarily. This is hydraulics 101. For a given line pressure, a larger slave cylinder produces a larger force. Similarly, for a given pedal pressure, a smaller master cylinder produces a higher line pressure (which also produces a larger force at the slave cylinder). Keep in mind, however, that this is like a lever. You're trading mechanical advantage for more travel. Since the larger bore slave (wheel) cylinders require more volume (and thus more brake fluid) for the same stroke, the master cylinder needs to travel further if the bore on it is not increased. Unfortunately, increasing the bore of the master will negate the benefits of increasing the bore of the slave. That's the system design tradeoff.
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Another question: Olds used two different drum, bearing and grease cap sizes in 65' on the big 88's, with the left front grease cap driving the speedo with a built in nylon shaft. My car has the small 1 3/4" grease caps and I guess bearings as well. Would this impact using the police spec. master and wheel cylinders?
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