Post by cloudlesssky on Nov 1, 2020 17:20:43 GMT -8
One more step with my '48 Boles Aero renovation. I decided to take a look at the brakes. The trailer seems to have undergone a reno in the early '60s - turn signals and I've assumed electric brakes and a torsion axle (see separate post on the axle). There was a Kelsey selective resistor mounted on the tongue so I've assumed they are some vintage Kelsey units.
First, the size. The hub is large, something like 12.5" in diameter.
Then I pulled off the hum and what I found surprised me.
IMG_3004 by Charles Bechtel, on Flickr
IMG_3003 by Charles Bechtel, on Flickr
It appears to operate by pulling the round fixed plate-mounted circular pad against the rotating pad on the hub.
I removed the plate-mounted pad. It weighed quite a bit.
IMG_3017 by Charles Bechtel, on Flickr
It mounts on a 6-bolt flange.
IMG_3014 by Charles Bechtel, on Flickr
So what are these brakes?
First, the size. The hub is large, something like 12.5" in diameter.
Then I pulled off the hum and what I found surprised me.
IMG_3004 by Charles Bechtel, on FlickrIMG_3003 by Charles Bechtel, on FlickrIt appears to operate by pulling the round fixed plate-mounted circular pad against the rotating pad on the hub.
I removed the plate-mounted pad. It weighed quite a bit.
IMG_3017 by Charles Bechtel, on FlickrIt mounts on a 6-bolt flange.
IMG_3014 by Charles Bechtel, on FlickrSo what are these brakes?
