Your drums may be over cut, and too large a diameter for the shoes to be
effective.
Just a thought.
Scott
64 Herald 1200 Convertible
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris DeStaffany" <destaff@yahoo.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 3:18 PM
Subject: Weak rear brakes
>
> My 1975 spit has weak rear brakes. If I drive it on
> gravel, I can relatively easily lock up the front but
> no amount of pedal locks up the rears. I have
> replaced the rotors and pads on the front. Replaced
> the rear shoes and turned the drums. I have rebuilt
> the master cylinder and pdwa. I have bleed and
> adjusted the brakes many times. I have looked at the
> rears over and over and can't seem to find anything
> wrong. The cylinder moves and the adjuster seems to be
> working properly.
>
> The parking brake does not hold very well, but I'm
> thinking that that may be a streetched cable. Anyone
> out there got any ideas. I'm a little stumped right
> now.
>
> Chris DeStaffany
>
> ps I recently got help from the list rebuilding my
> PDWA. With help, I was able to determine that the
> switch was bad and now it works properly.
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