[Spridgets] In a lurch

[Bill Masquelier]

I am going to guess that your front brake SHOES are not truly put in "mirror
image" and that the longer flat on one of your shoes is incorrect causing more
lock-up on one side than the other.
You may want to verify that the shoes were put on absolutely correctly and
that one is not upside-down.
BillM

> From: corvallis at peoplepc.com
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 16:39:32 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] In a lurch
>
> Has the "rubber" line at each wheel been replaced ...where they exist?
> Is there a second 'rubber' line in the rear between the body and the brake
> tubing that is anchored to the differential?
> =================================================
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Soave
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 3:56 PM
> To: Spridgets
> Subject: [Spridgets] In a lurch
>
> This is regarding my street Bugeye, 1960 with stock suspension and 4 wheel
> drum brakes. When I hit the brake pedal, it lurches HARD to the left. Not a
> little drift - it snaps the steering wheel counterclockise. I have changed
> various elements one at a time over the past year, it's unchanged. I've
> changed:
>
> Brake pads
> Brake rubber line
> Wheel cylinders
> trunnion bushings
> Wheel bearings
>
> Brake pedal is hard and drums are adjusted like I always have, and the car
> used to have wonderful brakes.
>
> To check out the effect of weight shift under braking, I actually went down
> a hill in reverse fast enough to get the lurch effect and nailed the brakes
> and the car stopped fine and linearly. It's definitely something in the
> suspension in the front that acts up when the front is loaded. Any and all
> ideas are welcomed. The car looks stunning and goes like Ed to a "FREE
BEER"
> sign, but I'm ready for a "Ran When Parked" advertisement.
>
> Ron
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