Quint: I had the brakes done recently on my 53, and I had the same problem.
You can adjust it out right at the master cylinder. You turn the plunger, as
I recall. I haven't looked at it recently, and can't describe the actual
processin detail
Mine don't drag now, but I notice that the brake lights sometimes stay on,
after I have turned off the motor! A few minutes later, they cool down, and
the lights go off. This is a deal where we adjusted it just enough to stop
the dragging, but not enough to keep the lights off.
So, more adjustment for me.
Currell
>From: "Quint Villanueva" <Qlv@xxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: Re: IML: brakes 53 imperial
>Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 16:53:54 -0800
>
>At first blush it sounds like the brake shoes. Since you've already had
>the booster reworked and you get pressure on the pedal to the metal anyway,
>it sounds like the most obvious...brake shoes. 32K original miles for a
>'53 seems really low....might not that odometer be going around for the 2nd
>time? And if it is the second time around...then it's probably brake shoes.
>
> Quint
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> From: Captden30@xxxxxxx
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> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 3:45 PM
> Subject: IML: brakes 53 imperial
>
>
> i finally got my 53 registered, headlites working, and cleaned up for
>the first run out of the yard. everytrhing seemed to be going well until i
>realized that the brakes were not stopping the car well. they worked fine
>about the first half mile, then when i stepped on them the car would start
>to stop but near the end of the stop the car continued to roll even with
>strong pressure on the pedal. it would finally stop. i did smell burning
>coming from the brakes and brought the car home. i had the booster rebuilt
>last fall and it seems to be ok. i am under the impression that the brake
>shoes simply are so old that they are no longer able to provide the
>friction and are burning instead of gripping. one of the rear brakes seems
>to be gripping too hard and that wheel even locked up. the car has what i
>believe to be 32,000 original miles and i think these are probably the
>original shoes and wheel cylinders. nothing appears to be leaking and when
>i had the drums off to do the wheel bearings everything looked good. when i
>hold the pedal it stays up and it needs no pumping to operate the brakes.
>does anybody have any suggestions? i think i just need to do a brake job.
>dennis
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