> Larry,
Just an oddball suggestion. Before you tear the brakes apart again, look at your
upper A arms where the bushings go through on top. My 57 Dodge was doing the
same thing - locking up the front brakes - despite the fact the brake components
all checked out.
Problem turned out to be that the "round" hole for the bushing had worn into an
"elliptical" opening allowing the car to shift forward in the suspension
whenever the brake was applied - even very lightly - thus locking the front
brakes. Who knows why?
Brian
57 D500s in cold MI
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "larry gardinier" <gardinier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 8:06 AM
> Subject: [FWDLK] Locking brakes
>
> > Every time I touch the brakes they lock up. It feels as if I've hit a
> > brick wall even wth the lightest touch. Here's what I've done so far:
> > New brake cylinders, inspected the shoes ( they look new) inspected the
> > drums ( they look freshly turned ) Lubricated all the contact points
> > between the shoes, backing plates and carrier assembly, all the brake
> > lines look new, and I took the master cylinder apart and it too looks
> > like it has just been rebuilt. I've had this car for about seven months
> > and I purchased it from someone that was restoring it (a mechanic
> > familiar with these cars). The return springs looked good ( no gaps
> > between coils when removed from the car ).Are these springs still
> > available? If so where? I adjusted the brakes according to the FSM.
> > This has been an ongoing situation and I've posted this problem here
> > before, now it is a priority as it's the only thing keeping me from
> > driving this car.
> > Larry Gardinier
> >
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