Ken Cates' Hudson Stepdown Restoration Resources

RESTORATION AIDS

Brakes

Drum Puller

used to remove the rear brake drums from a Stepdown

Using Modern Brake Shoes - Stepdown

Removing Rear Drums -Stepdown

Adding brake dual master cylinder 

Adding Self Adjust to Stepdown Brakes

Adding disc brakes to Hudson Dana 44 Rear End

Scarbird Disc Brakes for front of Hudson Stepdown

More Scarebird Disc Brake Installation information

Adding a mechanical Brake Light switch

Hudson Stepdown Mastercylinder Guide


Brake Parts listing from Rudy Bennett

Hudson Double Safe Mechanical Brakes

Hudson Fail Safe Brake System - Pictures and Spring Measurements


Mark Brian installs an ABS Front Disc Brake Kit on a 1954 Hornet    

disc brake kit  


Story of adding disc brakes to a Hudson

Super Dave & Wes Kitchens


brakes

Repair part numbers for Brakes (Shoes, wheel cylinders, hoses)

Hudson Stepdown Power Brake Components

Rebuilding a TreadleVac Brake System


TreadleVac Hudson rebuilder

I used Karp's also, they are in Upland, California. I had them powder coat the housing in satin black. Brake fluid does not eat up the powder coating like it does paint. Takes a little longer if you want the unit powder coated. Great Job!

Karps Power Brake Service Upland, CA

 909-985-0800

Provided by: John Forkner


ALTERNATE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL

An alternative to stainless steel and standard steel brake lines is a product called Kunifer (Conifer) brake line material. Conifer has excellent corrosion resistance and is DOT, MOT, and TUV certified as brake lines. It is easy to bend by hand. This material is a copper-nickel alloy that will not work hard like plain copper. You can purchase Cunifer in 3/16 " (4.75mm) 1/4" (6.5 mm) OD in coils from several vendors. One is Fedhill, They have a website: http://fedhillusa.com/ The Cunifer is easy to flare as well. Fedhill sells excellent brake line forming and flaring tools, as well as all the pipes and fittings in SAE and Metric sizing.


Studebaker vendors have brake parts that are the same as those used by Hudson Stepdowns 

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Jeep Vehicles use many of the same brake components used in Hudson Stepdown Brakes 


Brake Repair Questions and Answers

Q. I have a 1951 Hudson Super 6 and have a stuck left rear brake. How do I get the drum off?

A. Make it easy on yourself. Remove the big nut on the back of the backer plate and don't lose the square washer. That will let the anchor pin come off with the frozen shoes, drum, etc. Use the 3-jaw puller and don't bang on the end of it! Bang on the rotating wrench where you're supposed to. The little retainer pins will break but you should use new ones anyway. Use a little heat on the hub if you have to. You'll wind up with the hub, shoes, etc. on the ground where you can loosen the adjuster with vice grips and get the whole thing apart.

- Uncle Josh - on the INTERNET

Brake Component Repair and Service

Brake shoe lining replacement, shoe arching, drum service   Shop experienced in restoring Hudson Brake shoes and drums

Brake and Clutch Service

15156 South Interstate 35 

Bruceville, Texas 76630

  Phone: 254-752-4307

Brake Master Cylinder Y fittings 

Banjo Bolts         

Crush WasherBanjo Bolt crush washers 


Dust Cover for front Brake drums

 NAPA/Balkamp catalog, P/N BK 730-2414  


If you can not find the brake system pieces you need at your local Auto parts store, search the INTERNET auto parts stores.

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