[Healeys] Rear Brake Problem

[Alan Seigrist]

John -
The rear brakes have a leading and a trailing shoe, so one shoe brakes best
going forward, and the other brakes best going backwards.  It sounds to me
like your trailing shoe might be loose or the brake springs are old or maybe
hung up on something inside the brakes.  The only thing to do is to take the
drum off and inspect it.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Jon Buhler
<buhler at memphisassociates.com>wrote:

> Fellows, this weekend when I was backing my 67 3000 out of the garage, the
> left rear brake locked up.  When I drove forward, it released but locked up
> again in reverse.  The hand brake had not been on and I had not used the
> foot
> brake prior to this happening.  Your thougnts please.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jon
> _____