If you have the original Lockheed brakes on the car, there should be two
anchor bolts on the bottom of the rear backing plates as well as two
adjusters mid way up on each side. The anchor bolts should have arrows on
them. Turn the anchor bolts so the arrows are pointing toward each other.
This will pull the bottom of each show in. Then fiddle with the adjusters
to back the upper part of the shoes away from the drums.
Up front you should have two wheel cylinders on each side - one top and one
bottom - one for each shoe. You will also find an anchor bolt top and
bottom. This time turn the anchor bolts so the arrows are pointing toward
the wheel cylinder beside it. Again there are adjusters midway on each
side, one for each shoe.
These brakes do not have self-adjusters and do not have the small adjuster
wheels on the bottom. Thus no need for the small openings.
Bill
Vancouver, BC
----- Original Message -----
From: vze1pefm
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 5:47 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] Brake Trouble
Hello list,
I have a problem that sounds simple but has got me stuck.The rear brakes on
my 58 Plymouth Plaza are locked.It's weird that it's both sides.I got the
car with a dry M/C and after replacing a bunch of lines and a rebuilt dual
M/C,pumped it up and that's when it happened.The fronts are fine,and I tried
backing out the bleeders;even taking the lines off,there's no change.The car
is up on blocks.The backing plates have no openings,only two bolts up top to
hold the wheel cylinder,and a divot down bottom center where you might
normally find an adjustment hole.'Seems like the pistons are stuck out.Can
anyone offer any ideas on what I can do?Any help would be GREATLY
appreciated!!
Thanks in advance,
Brian Whicker
In snowy Hampton NH
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