Larry, Does it have power brakes. I had a Caddy that I ran in a demolition
Derby. Every time you touched the brakes the power canister would put the
brakes on hard & know. Try removeing & pluging the vacum line to the
booster. Then check to see if the brakes still lock up.
At 04:06 PM 2/28/01 +0000, you wrote:
> Every time I touch the brakes they lock up. It feels as if I've hit a
>brick wall even wth the lightest touch. Here's what I've done so far:
>New brake cylinders, inspected the shoes ( they look new) inspected the
>drums ( they look freshly turned ) Lubricated all the contact points
>between the shoes, backing plates and carrier assembly, all the brake
>lines look new, and I took the master cylinder apart and it too looks
>like it has just been rebuilt. I've had this car for about seven months
>and I purchased it from someone that was restoring it (a mechanic
>familiar with these cars). The return springs looked good ( no gaps
>between coils when removed from the car ).Are these springs still
>available? If so where? I adjusted the brakes according to the FSM.
> This has been an ongoing situation and I've posted this problem here
>before, now it is a priority as it's the only thing keeping me from
>driving this car.
> Larry Gardinier
>
|
|
Back to the Home of the Forward Look Network