<VV> Weak brake action

[Charles McKinley]

Bryan,
	Your mention of the break-in is provocative. The car has only about  
15 miles on the new linings, and there weren't any hard stops. I'm  
thinking maybe they need to get worn in to the turned drums too. The  
turning process was very minimal - they hardly needed it, I just  
wanted to make sure every possible weakness was corrected.
	The shoes I installed were from Wagner, as I recall - the high-dollar  
ones in Advance's listings - cost about $80 for all four wheels. There  
may well be much superior choices out there.

Thanks,
Chuck

On Dec 4, 2009, at 1:44 PM, Bryan Blackwell wrote:

> Hi Chuck,
>
> It sounds like you have good hydraulics, the problems is more in the  
> shoes/drums.  One quick question - what shoes did you install?   
> There is a very big difference between the available materials, and  
> the more expensive ones generally do work better.
>
> I have used top of the line Raybestos on the '66 Corsa, which worked  
> quite well, and Corvair Underground's Kevlar Metallic on the GB,  
> again with excellent results - both will lock the tires.  I recently  
> finished installing a whole new brake system on the '62, I'll report  
> on that hopefully in the next couple weeks depending on weather.   
> Early brakes are smaller, but still I expect decent performance.
>
> One other thought - did you break in the linings as recommended?   
> Usually it's 10 hard stops or so.
>
> --Bryan
>
> On Dec 4, 2009, at 11:58 AM, Charles McKinley wrote:
>
>> - put in all new brake shoes
>