[TR] Locking rear brake TR6

[kinderlehrer at comcast.net]

Did you just change the shoes? The may need to be arced to the dums or there may be dirt on one or the other.  Sometimes some sandpaper on the shoes and brake cleaner on the drums will solve the problem.  Or maybe you should take that bald tire off the right rear. :-)


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Randall" <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
> > On very hard braking, my right rear wheel locks.  I have re-bled the
> > lines, checked the shoes - are OK.  The brake lines are not clogged -
> > the rubber flex hoses were replaced with braided s/s about a year ago.
> > The adjustment seems right, but I am considering backing off the
> > adjustment on that wheel.  Thoughts?
> 
> Adjustment is not likely to help, IMO.  The hydraulics will just take up the
> slack before you get any braking.
> 
> First thing to check is wheel alignment, tire pressure, bearings, etc.
> particularly the mounts where the trailing arms attach to the frame.   If
> there isn't something causing reduced traction at that wheel, then usually
> the problem is that the other wheels aren't doing their share.  If there was
> some magic trick to make the drum brakes work better, the car makers would
> have already done it.
> 
> Had a TR3A for awhile that would pull dramatically to the left on moderate
> braking and lock the LF wheel.  Problem turned out to be that the lower rear
> mount for the LF suspension had pulled away from the frame.  And the
> alignment shop hadn't caught it.
> 
> Randall
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