[Roadsters] Rear brake shoe part number mistake

[MH]

Yes,  here are the specs from the O'reilly website:
Brake Best - Brake Shoe
Part Number: 371
  a.. Rear
  b.. Bonded
  c.. 8 X 1.38 Inch
  d.. Limited Lifetime Warranty

The brake shoes part numbers thing is a common issue. Here is more info and 
the comment I posted on the 311s forum.

Here is the 311s forum link:

http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11332&p=80554&hilit=shoes#p80554

and here is my comment to Linda's question:

According to the specs in the Haynes Manual for 1968 thru 1973 510, the rear 
drum for the 510 is also 228.6mm (9.0"), same as the Roadster drum. The 
shoes for the 510 will fit the roadster drum, but some people have had 
problems with them. By mistake, some parts counter catalogs will list a 
smaller 8" or larger 10" arced shoe as being correct for the 510. These 
won't work. So make sure they list the correct 510 part numbers for the 9" 
shoes.


Linda wrote:
"Does anyone know anything about the 510 drum being slightly smaller than 
the Roadster drum? Also then, that if you use 510 shoes on a roadster drum 
the arc is slightly different?
Linda"

Mike Hudson  '67 - Stroker / 5-Speed


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Harvey" <stebharvey at ameritech.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 4:14 AM
Subject: [Roadsters] Rear brake shoe part number mistake


> List,
>
>
>
> I was at a local O'Reilly auto parts store last week and checked to see if
> they handled rear brake shoes for my new 68. They did offer them so I
> purchased a set. When they arrived I discovered that they were about 7" in
> diameter (ours are 9"). I returned them and the manager ordered every set 
> he
> could to see which ones may fit. We did find a match which listed as 
> fitting
> a 1968 to 1977 Datsun. Their computer shows that part number 371 fits
> SPL311. That's wrong. The correct part number is 359. Hoping this will 
> keep
> anyone from making three extra trips to the auto parts store.
>
>
>
> Steve
>
> Milwaukee
>
> P.S. They were $17.00 a set.