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Art Bjornestad · 09-28-2014, 01:50 PM

I have 2 sets of backing plates that I need to find out about.

one has just a cam adjuster and a fixed anchor while the other set has the cam plus adjustable anchors. What years are these and do they take different brake shoes? Thanks, Art

Mart · 09-28-2014, 02:49 PM

If we're talking early Fords, the ones with the adjustable anchore are early and the ones with fixed anchors are late, think of pre and post ww2, I'm not sure when the switch was made.

Early ones 39-4? late 4?-48

Th brake shoes are different, early have a round anchor hole, later have a Oval hole with 2 flats.

Mart.

JM 35 Sedan · 09-28-2014, 03:34 PM

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Mart has it close and I am not 100% sure when the switch was made either, but my best guess is '39 to '41/'42 for the adjustable lower anchors and '45 to '48 for the fixed (self adjusting?) lower anchors.

09-28-2014, 01:50 PM	#1
Art Bjornestad Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Westlake Village, CA Posts: 477	backing plates I have 2 sets of backing plates that I need to find out about. one has just a cam adjuster and a fixed anchor while the other set has the cam plus adjustable anchors. What years are these and do they take different brake shoes? Thanks, Art

09-28-2014, 02:49 PM	#2
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,750	Re: backing plates If we're talking early Fords, the ones with the adjustable anchore are early and the ones with fixed anchors are late, think of pre and post ww2, I'm not sure when the switch was made. Early ones 39-4? late 4?-48 Th brake shoes are different, early have a round anchor hole, later have a Oval hole with 2 flats. Mart.

09-28-2014, 03:34 PM	#3
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,858	Re: backing plates Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Mart has it close and I am not 100% sure when the switch was made either, but my best guess is '39 to '41/'42 for the adjustable lower anchors and '45 to '48 for the fixed (self adjusting?) lower anchors. __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein*