[Chrysler300] RE: Grabby brakes

["Vath, Michael J." <MJVATH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The wear/scuffs/glazing on the shoe/drum lining will usually tell you whats
going on. Even scuffs over a large portion of the shoe/drum is a good sign.
If everything appears dry & intact, spray the whole shootin' match liberally
with brake cleaner. Wipe/spray the shoes & drums several times to be sure
those almost inevitable greasy thumb prints go away.
Put the drums back on and adjust those 7/16 (?) cam bolts evenly (the
time-consuming part). The drum should not quite spin freely, but close. Do
this at all 4 corners and you should see immediate improvement in both pedal
height and stopping. If not, back under the dash to adjust the master
pushrod farther out for better pedal. While under there, look for any
leakage from bad piston seals.  Continued pulling could be hose obstruction,
bad arcing as below, or other bum parts.  Carry a long 7/16 socket for
adjustments on the fly. After a few tweaks, you'll get it better still.
Keep in mind too that damp (evening) weather can actually rust the drum
linings fast enough to make the first few stops feel weird. 



-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Barber [mailto:barber@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 11:10 AM
To: Michael & Joanne Casella
Cc: Chrysler 300
Subject: [Chrysler300] Grabby brakes


Mike:

It has been a long time since I worked on brakes but I do recall that if 
I got my greasy thumbs on the shoes or if any other oil, grease or brake 
fluid got on them, it became necessary to burn it off by repeated hard 
braking.  Also, new shoes in old drums that had not been turned took a 
while to get grooved and worn to get good contact with the old rough 
drum.  If the drums were turned, the shoes were sometimes "arced" to 
better match the larger drum ID.

Please work hard on getting the brakes working consistently and 
smoothly.  You, your passengers, fellow drivers and the G are too 
valuable to put at risk due to faulty brakes.

MoPa'r to ya from

Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
C-300 (Getting new back brake job this week.  The Les Fairbanks drum 
puller worked great!  Thanks, Les)

Michael & Joanne Casella wrote:

>Hi everybody,  I went to install the NOS window motor in the passenger side
door in the G only to discover that there is this  aluminum piece that is
attached to the motor by 2 extra long screws which holds the gear head and
it is missing. If anyone has this piece I would be interested in purchasing
it. BTW the pulling to the right by the brakes has stopped simply by driving
the car up and down my rode and applying the brakes a few dozen times.
However the brake peddle still goes almost to the floor even with a NOS
master. I recieved this car with silicon fluid in the brakes. I notice that
the brakes are more consistant when the temperature is in the 80's.  At
night coming from the local car cruises when the temp is in the 60's the
brakes will pull alittle to the left then to the right and the peddle height
will change but still remains low. Any and all help especially with that
window piece would be appreciated.  Mike C phone 845 528 2576
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