[Spridgets] Fwd: Brakes

[Gerard]

Ed,

You’ve probably done this already, but maybe worth a mention. It’s also important that the rear shoes be adjusted correctly. Macramé adjusters should be backed off only one or two clicks from having the shoes locked. The handbrake should also need only 3-4 clicks to lock the rear brakes. If the shoes are adjusted correctly and you have a lot of travel on the handbrake, then adjust the cable as it is stretched/out of adjustment. As I recall, you have the shoes oriented correctly and are using the back plate retaining springs. I think you are using 7/8” cylinders in the rear? I can get you 3/4” to swap out, which would help too.

Gerard

> On Jul 4, 2017, at 11:00 AM, spridgets-request at autox.team.net wrote:
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> Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 13:49:03 -0400 (EDT)
> From: EDWARD WOODS <fogbro1 at comcast.net <mailto:fogbro1 at comcast.net>>
> To: Ron Soave via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net <mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net>>, Ron Soave
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> Egg on my face. Major culprit was a new leak at the joining of the flex line and rigid line at the r/f brake caliper. Also some evidence of seepage  at the rigid line and brake cylinders of both rear brakes. Tightening fixed the caliper leak. It did not fix the rear leaks. I am going to replace the rear rigid brake lines (again).

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