<VV> more brakes: question

[J R Read_HML]

You cannot "adjust out" contamination of the shoes - other than to replace 
the shoes.
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Durham" <62vair at gmail.com>
To: "Dennis Pleau" <dpleau at wavecable.com>
Cc: "corvair" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> more brakes: question


> Dennis, the EM's had adjustable brake linings. You need to loosen up the
> brake linings by adjusting them in, run them out until they stop the drum,
> then go in 8 clicks or so, so the drum turns easy and if you do all of 
> them
> the same then the car should stop straight. Mark Durham
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Dennis Pleau <dpleau at wavecable.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> You should be able to turn the drum.
>>
>> Another problem you may run into is brake shoes that get contaminated 
>> with
>> brake fluid have a tendency to brake harder than uncontaminated shoes.
>>  With
>> the light weight of the front end of a Corvair it may pull severely to 
>> the
>> side of the contaminated shoes.  I've never been able to clean them up to
>> get rid of the problem.  Someone once posted to scrub them with Tide
>> laundry
>> soap and then put them in the hot sun for a while would work.  I never
>> tried
>> it.
>>
>> dp
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ray "Grymm"
>> Rodriguez
>> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 3:34 PM
>> To: corvair
>> Subject: <VV> more brakes: question
>>
>> Just FYI I just fixed the leaking front brake, but have not yet tracked
>> down
>> the problem with the rears not working.. but while I was doing it:
>>
>> My father (a LONG time retired mechanic) came by and tried to turn the 
>> drum
>> I had just reinstalled...  The drum can not be turned by hand.  I just
>> installed new shoes and put it together with the adjusters all the way 
>> in,
>> then took it for a short drive (before failure) during which it
>> theoretically adjusted somewhat.  I now put the drums on and bled the 
>> front
>> brakes.
>>
>> So with brand new shoes on unworn drums freshly installed.. should I be
>> able
>> to turn the drum by hand?  If so what is wrong?  I assure you the brakes
>> are
>> assembled correctly and I don't have any preload on the wheel bearings. 
>> I
>> tightened the nuts with a ratchet, backed them out, and turned them back 
>> in
>> by hand.
>>
>> The shoes are Wearever silver part FB189 and it is a 63 Monza coupe.
>>
>>
>> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III
>>
>>
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