Thanks for that – it turned out to
be a collapsed hose
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Behalf Of A. Foster
Sent: 14 April
2003 00:34
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Subject: Re: IML: Urgently needed
for 1950 Imperial
Check the
adjustment on your brake shoes, if its grabbing it means that the brake
cylinders are working somewhat. This is a single circuit brake system, if
one wheel cylinder goes the whole system looses fluid. If one set of shoes
is adjusted too far in, meaning that they don't even contact the drum,
you will have a lurch to one side. Find a shop manual, Motor or Chilton will
do, and follow the adjustment procedure.
If there was a
wheel cylinder was bad it would be self evident; take both of the front drums
off and have someone sit inside and push the brake pedal while you watch. If
you can see the shoes move, the wheel cylinder is fine. If one doesn't move,
gushes fluid, you have found your problem. Contact Pro-Antique auto parts, or
look up another company selling parts for old Chryslers on the internet, they
shouldn't be hard to find. Too bad that you're not over here, you
could order them from almost any auto parts store.
Needing A Left Side
Tail;light Bezel and other trim parts.
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Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 2:48 PM
Subject: IML:
Urgently needed for 1950 Imperial
Hi Guys
Ray Gomm from the UK here - I urgently
need a full set of wheel cylinder rubbers for 1950 Chrysler Imperial ( New
Yorker chassis ) – 2 for each front wheel and 1 for each rear wheel
– looks like I’m going to have to replace everything to find the
problem :
My front brakes grab one-sided so
that the car always pulls violently to the right when braking. I stripped everything down, cleaned it all
and put it back but it still does the same -
can’t see anything obvious.
Helppppppppppppp !
