Girlock brakes??
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 08 4:58 pm
are the brakes on the back of a US mopar
Girlock brakes?
i believe Girlock stands for Girling and Lockheed
now is this a classic case of appropration of a name to cover all types of drum brake
like Hoover is used for any kind of vaccum cleaner
or Hotchkiss live rear axle relates to diff n cart springs
the reason i asked is because
my little diff in the back of my aussie valiant uses what the aussies say are Girlock brakes.
the diff is not US sourced and is australia-centric in everything
they look like a clone of the US sourced brakes on the 7 and a bit inch diff used in slant 6 and small v8 US cars. Thats based on fuzzy internet pictures and what i can work out from my aussie manuals
i.e if i wanted to get some new rear brakes onto a diff i have i could scrounge round getting second hand parts in Oz new cylinders and shoes and pay approx the same as buying a kit from the US or a US importer with the whole shooting match new.
I have no access to both type to cross reference
Anyone out there owned an aussie car with a Borgwarner diff and fitted small US brakes in place of the standard aussie ones. i don't belive aussie cars used the same size of drums as B and C bodies but could well have had the same as some A bodies due to the A body heritage.
Dave
Girlock brakes?
i believe Girlock stands for Girling and Lockheed
now is this a classic case of appropration of a name to cover all types of drum brake
like Hoover is used for any kind of vaccum cleaner
or Hotchkiss live rear axle relates to diff n cart springs
the reason i asked is because
my little diff in the back of my aussie valiant uses what the aussies say are Girlock brakes.
the diff is not US sourced and is australia-centric in everything
they look like a clone of the US sourced brakes on the 7 and a bit inch diff used in slant 6 and small v8 US cars. Thats based on fuzzy internet pictures and what i can work out from my aussie manuals
i.e if i wanted to get some new rear brakes onto a diff i have i could scrounge round getting second hand parts in Oz new cylinders and shoes and pay approx the same as buying a kit from the US or a US importer with the whole shooting match new.
I have no access to both type to cross reference
Anyone out there owned an aussie car with a Borgwarner diff and fitted small US brakes in place of the standard aussie ones. i don't belive aussie cars used the same size of drums as B and C bodies but could well have had the same as some A bodies due to the A body heritage.
Dave