Good tip...one I have never heard before! Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Nuttall" <nnuttall@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [FWDLK] rough brakes on '57 > A common problem with older drum brakes is a worn out backing plate. The > backing plate has six pads built into them for the shoes to slide on. When > these pads get worn over many years of service, (especially if the car was > driven with either bad shoes or out-of-round drums) it can cause the shoes > to jam into place while braking and jerking the car to a stop. This can also > cause some unwanted noise from the pad not hitting the drum perpendicularly. > You will know if this is the problem by removing the shoes and inspecting > the backing plate for excessive wear. To fix it, either replace the backing > plate with a good one (good luck) or weld the pads and machine the welds > back down flat. It is possible to grind the welds flat with a grinder, but > it is pretty hard to get them flat that way, and it may end up not much > better. Afterwards, apply a small amount of anti-seize on the backing plate > pads to prevent further wear - don't get it on the shoe face though. Hope > this helps. > > Nathan Nuttall > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List > [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Philippe Courant > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 1:25 AM > To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [FWDLK] rough brakes on '57 > > > Hi, > Yesterday the weather was fine so i drove my '57 as usual. > And as usual i noted a very rough braking especially at low speed when i > must stop at crossroads, red lights etc.. > I must depress very carefully the pedal to stop the car ! If not i throw > the front passengers in the windshield !! Sure that Imperial brakes well > (far superior to my '58 Buick..) but rather too hard. Seems that ther's > no progressivity. The braking is on a fraction of the pedal travel. > > At normal speed the braking is less rough but i 've always in mind this > problem in case of emergency braking. > > -- > > Philippe COURANT (Pau, France)- Webmaster des sites ACCF et C-I-F > Imperial 1957 Crown convertible > Buick 1996 Roadmaster wagon > > - American Car Club de France (ACCF) : http://www.accf.com > > - Chrysler Imperial France (C-I-F) : http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f > > - Cadillac " Standard of Excellence " : http://www.ifrance.com/accf-cad > > - SportsCars : http://www.ifrance.com/accf-sprtcar > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > 2003 Calendar voting results and ordering information is online! Please > visit: > http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2003 for more information. > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > 2003 Calendar voting results and ordering information is online! Please visit: > http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2003 for more information. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2003 Calendar voting results and ordering information is online! Please visit: http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2003 for more information.
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