Re: IML: Fwd: 54 parking brake/Check Rear Brakes!

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

Are you sure it is the parking brake that is grabbing??? 

My '55 Imperial felt that way when the rear wheel brakes were sticking. It wouldn't go forward, but it would back up fine. Until I got it fixed, I had to try forward and back several times before I could actually move forward. The grabbing seemed like it was in the driveline, but it was actually the rear brakes.

The parking brake will only grab if it is adjusted incorrectly.

Paul W.

In an email dated Thu, 10 11 2005 9:38:06 pm GMT, dennis sullivan <captden29@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

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>Subject: 54 parking brake 
>Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 03:18:01 +1100 (EST)
>From: dennis sullivan <captden29@xxxxxxxxx>
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>my 54 has the small brake drum at the rear of the
>transmission. the shoes are a little glazed but have
>sufficient lining. the problem is that if i go in
>drive the shoes seem to be grabbing the drum and
>forward movement is held back. if i give it more gas
>the car will jerk forward and you can smell the
>linings burning. the funny part is reverse is fine. i
>backed off the star wheel and it will drive fine but
>then you have virtually no parking brake.there seems
>to be no happy medium, if the park brake works, you
>cannot drive it and if you adjust it so it will drive
>there is no park brake. i am going to put new shoes on
>but somehow i do not think
> the problem is that simple. all the other parts loook
>good from what i can see. can the drum be out of round
>and how would you even determine that? can these drums
>be cut? any help would be appreciated as i cannot use
>the car until this is solved. ? dennis, ?53 imperial,
>54 windsor convertible 
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