Ok, have a '68 'Bird and the brakes (front and rear drums) have seen better days so looks like I'll be replacing all my wheel cylinders. However, when I got to a parts store and ask for wheel cylinders for a '68 'Bird they look at me like a pig looking at a wristwatch. All they show are part numbers for a '69 'Bird. My question - are the drum brakes the same from '68 to '69? Also, are they the same as a '68 Camaro? Lots of parts listed for Camaros, of course.

Thanks!

Scott

http://www.1968firebird.org/number/hbc/hbc2.html
shows 67-69 Firebirds having same cylinders.
the Camaro should be the same too, but i'm not positive.

make sure you get the ones with the dust boots pressed in, not the cheap kind with the boots on the outside. check any cylinders you get against the old ones.

How exactly does a pig look at a wristwatch?

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> How exactly does a pig look at a wristwatch? </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Kinda like the way a cow looks at a new gate
Kel

Thanks for the info; hopefully I'll be using 4 wheels to stop soon instead of the passenger rear doing all the work...

Scott

NAPA has the wheel cylinders with the internal boots. I just installed them on my '69.

Well, tt was a bit of a scavenger hunt (drove all over Oahu - 4 different Napa stores), but managed to find front and rear wheel cylinders (w/internal boots) as well as the flexible front hoses. Changed 'em all today and now I'm back to braking with 4 wheels! Yippee!!

Scott