clever, I'm sure they have million dollar brake machine to do the
same thing now :)
On Apr 23, 2008, at 12:02 PM, Dave and Liz DuBois wrote:
> Rocky,
>
>> right front brake "grabs" first, making stopping an issue of
>> course cause the steering wheel pulls....just and adjustment??
> Are you sure that it is the right front that is grabbing or could
> it be
> the right rear that is grabbing or the left front or rear that is not
> activating? Take the car on a gravel road (or driveway), get the
> car up
> to about 10 MPH and stand on the brakes so that all working shoes lock
> up. Get out and look at the skid marks, see what is locking up
> first or
> last that will tell you where work is necessary. I doubt that the
> problem is adjustment unless one wheel has the adjuster cranked all
> the
> way out. The usual cause of the problem you described is a sticky
> wheel
> cylinder that doesn't press the shoes out into contact or a wheel
> cylinder that has dripped brake fluid onto the brake linings.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
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