Help with brakes on my 62

["jsadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

Did you clean the platforms where the shoes ride & put a light film of grease on them? The end of the shoe that fits into the support plate also needs to be lightly greased. The platforms are the 3 flatspots on the backing plates where the shoes make contact. Also, what about the condition of the return springs?  Do the support plates appear to have any bends in them & do they operate smoothly? When I did my brakes, I soaked the support plates in kerosene, since they were loaded with crudd. After that, I cleaned them well with Brakleen, the solvent based kind & made sure everything operated smoothly. When you adjust them, snug them up tightly & back off very slightly. All tightening adjustments are in the direction of the forward rotation of the respective wheel, with the exception of the BACK shoe on the rear wheels  which are adjusted in the direction of the respective wheel turning in reverse.

John

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From: ashton6027@xxxxxxx

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Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 8:02 PM

Subject: IML: Help with brakes on my 62

       Hello list- here is an update on my 62 coupe and it's brake problems. When the car is cold the brakes will work fine, but as the brakes heat up they begin to stick and rub. The car has already had new wheel cylinders-all six,new shoes all the way around,a re-built master cylinder, and all the lines checked or replaced. My mechanic friend seems to think that it is either a bad rebuild on the master cylinder, or a bad booster. Any thoughts? I know that I can find both a new master cylinder, and a re-build kit for the master cylinder, but what about the booster? Is there a re-build kit for the booster? If not , where might I find a re-built unit? Thank you to all that can give me info about this problem. Please e-mail me off list. Gary