My '67 is getting grabby

[tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Yeah, now that you mention it, the car no longer moves forward
when idling in Drive, although it used to do so a little.  It doesn't
move backward when idling in Reverse, but I don't think it
ever did.

And when I'm driving slowly forward (but not when reversing),
I feel a resistance that wasn't there until recently.

Thanks for the diagnostic tip!  Man, I sure hope it's the emergency
brake (i.e. the rear brakes) and not something wrong with that
Budd disc system on the front...

Tim

> Tim, what do you mean grabby?  When the car idles in drive, does it not want 
>to
> move forward?
> 
> Take the rear wheel covers off and after a moderate drive, feel the 
>temperature
> of the rear wheels compared to the fronts.  If the rears are warmer, may be 
>the
> emergency brake sticks.  Then, take one of the rear wheels off and try to
> remove the drum.  If the drum does not want to come out only with minimum
> effort, that is an added indication that the emergency brakes is grabbing.  If
> the drums come right off though, that's not it.
> 
> D^2
> 
> > I've recently noticed that when I drive my '67 very slowly,
> > such as in a parking lot, it feels as if the brakes are on
> > slightly.  The car doesn't pull to one side or the other
> > though, and it doesn't happen when I'm in reverse.
> > I don't notice it at all at normal driving speed, and
> > there's no burning smell or anything like that.
> > 
> > Maybe the emergency brake is failing to fully release?
> > Setting and releasing the pedal doesn't seem to help.
> > 
> > I'll take the car to my trusty mechanic in a few days --
> > he's familiar with old cars but not Mopars in particular.
> > Can anyone give me a clue or two to relay to him?
> > 
> > Tim Klein




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