'63 Trailing Arm damaged....

[Irby G.]

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Yeah, that's it. Out of the entire parking brake system, I had only one that I couldn't salvage. It looks very unique in design. I've never seen one of these guys before. It'll be fun trying to find one I think.

[Stan E.]

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Right on, Timothy!

[Joe R.]

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Irby,

That entire assembly is part of the brake cable. All you have to do is snap it in. Originals are gone! Someone is making a repo.

By the way, Bair's 63 trailing arm is an exact copy however it is powder coated and much more durable. Or you could purchase another set of incorrect rusted out trailing arms.

JR

[John D.]

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Strange, I bought a set from them, last year, for my 63 and they looked to be an exact copy?

This is from their site.

Irby, If Harry says the parts are nice (look nice in the pic) then go for it as Sadlock is one fussy 63 guy.Those trailing arms are super. Yogi did a nice job for an old guy. JD

[Harry S.]

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JD, thanks, but JR is one hell of a consultant!

[Alan D.]

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Wayne,
Did you find any type of primer under the black on either of the arms???
My drivers side had a primer, but it appears the pass side does not. Wonder why.

[Wayne M.]

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Wayne,
Did you find any type of primer under the black on either of the arms???
My drivers side had a primer, but it appears the pass side does not. Wonder why.

Alan -- the deeper I dig, the more interesting this becomes [and I'm not even a 1964 guy ].

Well, I started out with methanol (cleaned dust and dirt), then switched to lacquer thinner (on a cloth, with light passes), and the coating began to come off, leading me to think that the T/A's were not enamel, but some asphaltic-base coat. By the run lines, it was applied (mitted ? or brushed ?) when the suspension assy was inverted. It's so thick that it is cracking, on the LH arm.

If I'm not imagining, I'd say there was a painted white band (doesn't come off with lacquer thinner) that was applied to the forward part of each T/A, about 3 inches back from the bushing. Saw no evidence of primer on either side.

Took 6 pics in total (3 each side). Single post limit is 4, so will do a 2nd post of the LH side in a few minutes, to get all the interesting details.

Way back, you may remember I posted pics of the half shafts from this same rear end. Where there was paint (again, came off with lacquer thinner) exposed clean shiny metal (even weld heat zones were visible). Where there was less protective coating, light rust took over.

[Wayne M.]

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OK; here's 3 pics of the left side trailing arm, as mentioned above.

[Michael H.]

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Well, I started out with methanol (cleaned dust and dirt), then switched to lacquer thinner (on a cloth, with light passes), and the coating began to come off, leading me to think that the T/A's were not enamel, but some asphaltic-base coat.

Wayne,

Your exactly right. For 63 and 64, the entire rear control arm and brake assembly was painted as "an assembly" with "chassis black", the coating that is soluable in mineral sprits, lacquer thinner etc.
The control arm assembly was complete, including spindle, housing, brake backing plate, brake drum and drive flange. (that's why backing plates and brake drums are coated on the visible side but not the inside)
Even the parking brake cable was installed when the assembly was coated so the first foot, or more, of the housing was coated. (bet that won't fly on the judging field)

Once the rear drive was complete, including the differential, half shafts and struts, it was coated again to cover these added components.

The spring and crossmember were added after the black coating but may have gotten some of the coating during final blackout, just prior to body drop.

For the 1965 model and beyond, things changed completely. Because of the new disc brakes, the only item that would be black would be the control arm. It was painted separately.

[Alan D.]

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Still finding that the driver's side assembly was primed before blackout while the passengers side was not. Here is a photo of spindle/bearing support
on drivers side (photo title wrong) with the same yellow primer. I have also seen some of the same color primer on the cross member isolation mount rubber, but on right side. Have not found any other markings on either arms or supports. Subject parts from Mar64 car

For cleaning the blackout I have been having good luck with brake cleaner.