Hi all, Last week end i made a 250 miles trip with other cars to an US car show (i was the "manager" of this meeting..). All was fine except ... brakes ! I've always this dangerous problem on the Imperial: braking let me feel "unsafe at any speed" .... I resume: - When cold (i.e after 1 night): the first braking are VERY hard, the left front wheel locks immediatly if the speed is very low (under 5 mph). And as you expect the car goes on left ! If i let my left foot lightly on the brake during 10 s, the problem disapears (because the lining is now warm ?) but .. - When warm or hot, the car remains unsafe because on strong braking it goes to the ..right. I'm always very nervous at "3 digits speed" (hey Hugh, at 3 digits kph.: 100 or 110 kph , never more !.) The braking remains too hard, especially at low speed and i feel that the drums are not perfectly round. At very low speed the braking locks again the front wheel(s) . Seems that the drums must be (again) turn but why the braking is too efficient ? Seems that either i've a light braking (with light pedal pressure) or a "lock" braking with strong pedal pressure. I know that the power assist system could be adjust at "bellow" rod but do you think it's the solution. Maybe also a lining problem: too soft so too efficient ? The brake parts are as new (2 years old ) What do you think of old "NOS" or "NORS" lining and shoes, often seen on ebay ? How are these linings (glued..) after 20 or 30 years ? BTW, 2 pics of the '50s Mopars at this meeting: 300C convertible in front of a church and my car in the morning: http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f/images2/cast_300c.jpg http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f/images2/cast_imp.jpg -- 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Over 25,000 pages of archived Forward Look information can be easily searched at http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm Powered by Google! |
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