Rick Allen

Did you remove the (guide) pins on the new Jag calipers to install on your original Avanti brackets? Seems to me there is no hole in the original brackets for the pins to fit into or am I wrong?,,,

yea, I tried compressed air, 175 lbs of it, wouldn't budge, air will normally work if calipers are in reasonably good shape, after 50 years of sitting, mine were not but the grease gun did it,,,

I had the same problem on my '64 which sat for 50 years before i got it 2 months, put a grease fitting into one fluid port and plug the other one, I did that and surprisingly the grease push the piston out with little effort; try that and see what you got inside them before you go out and spend $500+,,,

Yea, could be, surprising to me that Studebaker would put the lower compression heads on the non-supercharged Avanti engines unless they were just getting rid of inventory before they shut down the South Bend factory or was that an engine version that could be ordered on the Lark/Hawk?

Saw this after the auction ended (not that I would buy It), does the story that goes with it sound plausible? Studebaker Avanti NOS R1/R2 Crate Engine and 4SPD Transmission | eBay

Yeah that order makes sense according to the rear axle section of the service manual, I see the parts manual list the thin paper gasket as being four (4) per car so I assume one goes on each side of the reinforcement plate,,, thanks for your reply

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I did check section 11 but it doesn't show the position of the brake backer plate in relation to the other axle components. However the workshop manual in both paragraphs of removal and installation (attached) ,seems to indicate the backer plate goes on against the shims and then the backer plate reinforcement plate next; or am I interpreting it incorrectly?,,,Any clarification is appreciated,,,

Parts book shows related parts but doesn't show the backer plate (see attached) Service manual says axle shims, then the brake backer plate against the shims, then what they call the "backer plate reinforcing plate", part book calls it part 1002-24, "washer and retainer". So is this the correct order for assembly, shims, then the backer plate, then the part 1002-24? Also, what is gasket 1002-31 made of, the book calls it "paper", mine was destroyed but it seemed like more of a cork material?,,,

What was the cost of the wheels with the spinners?,,,

Thanks for the great information, right now this is beyond what I'm doing, I'm at the point where I'm replacing the rear brake shoes and related parts, cleaning and painting the backer plates etc,,,

It's all a learning experience for me!

I only have the car a few weeks now but Ironically I do have an original service and parts manual which I purchased many years ago that came from a closed Studebaker dealership, but is in storage in a neighboring state, I'm heading there this weekend for that and other Avanti parts I've been accumulating,,,

Thank you, the car was last on the road in 1972 I don't believe it has ever been taken apart, glad to know those shims are correct only on the one side, I'm learning something new everyday,,,

Working on the rear brakes of my '64 R2, after removing the backing plate I found three (3) shims of varying thickness on the right hand side but no shims at all on the left hand side of the axle, is this not unusual and why would that be?

They could be, I didn't check that far, I'm waiting for new gasket to come in but that's a good thought, thanks,,,

My '64 was completely disassembled when I bought it a few weeks ago including the fuel tank and sender. After cleaning the tank and coating the inside, I'm ready to install the sender but I'm not sure how to position the float as to it pointing forward or backward in the tank? The book shows the float pointing to the rear of the car toward the trunk but the way the tank is designed and the position of the sender hole opening, it seems that would put it too close to the back side of the tank. Seems to me the float should be installed pointing toward the front of the car however I guess it could go to either the left or right side also?

Recently purchased a '64 R2 and it doesn't have any outside rearview mirrors and I don't see any indication that it had any. The car did have a paint job many years ago and mirror holes could have been filled (can't think of why they would be), but the paint job was so bad I can't see any body-work being so good that I would not be able to detect holes that had been filled but I guess it's possible. So, my questions are: Were outside rear-view mirrors standard equipment or optional? And if standard equipment, were there both right and left side or just left? Also, what determined where they were placed, on the fender or the door; did the year of the car '63 or '64 dictate the location?,,,