Dennis,
I too bought a low mileage original car that was
stored for 30+ years. When it came to the brakes I
soon found that the slave cylinders at the wheels
where full of rust. The car acted like yours does
when I first tried to drive it. What the problem is
caused from is moisture in the brake fluid, do to
condensation. I would replace every hydraulic brake
part in the car to be safe. This would include all
wheel cylinders, hoses, and shoes if needed. Pay
close attention to the anchor pins on the brake shoes.
They need to aligned back to the original positions.
This will make the car safer for your family and those
around you.
RC Billings, Montanaaaaaaa
--- Currell Pattie <currellpattie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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>
> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >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
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Captden30@xxxxxxx
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 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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