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keith
13th December 2015, 02:13 PM
Hi All

my dad has a 1949 series 1 ex cfs (efs) fire truck. aparently the brakes are now not working at all, any suggestions as to where to look for brake parts, especially drums?
He is in south east south australia

Thanks
Keith

JDNSW
13th December 2015, 02:50 PM
I am pretty certain drums are the same all the way up to the end of Series 2a, so should be readily available from any of the regular Landrover suppliers. Other brake parts may not be so easy, and unless determined on a precise restoration, changing the wheel brake assemblies to Series 2a specs is probably worth doing - bolt on job except an adapter will be needed for the pipe thread.

John

Dinty
13th December 2015, 03:34 PM
I also think Series 3 88" are the same as well, but if it (the 1949 model) has 1/4" diameter brake lines it will involve making a whole new set of brake fluid lines, cheers Dennis

JDNSW
13th December 2015, 04:45 PM
Series 3 has 16mm studs, Series 1,2,2a have 9/16". While you can put the S3 drums on the earlier hubs, it is not good practice, as the studs take braking loads, and the holes should fit.

S2a drums are available last time I checked.

John

russellrovers
13th December 2015, 05:18 PM
Hi All

my dad has a 1949 series 1 ex cfs (efs) fire truck. aparently the brakes are now not working at all, any suggestions as to where to look for brake parts, especially drums?
He is in south east south australia

Thanks
Keithhi have brake parts for 49 ring me ifyou need