<VV> Easy brake question

[NicolCS at aol.com]

My daughter has an "Easy Bake", is that the same thing?  Oops, back to  
serious-mode: I'd check for a broken spring.  In the forward direction,  Corvair 
drum brakes "self-energize" meaning that they apply themselves to some  degree.  
Something is making one or more of your brake shoes drag.   Rotate each wheel 
with the car lifted to discover the problem wheel.  If  it's just the rear 
wheels, suspect the parking brake. If it's just one wheel,  take that wheel off 
and take a look.  If it's all the wheels, suspect a  sticking or mis-adjusted 
master cylinder. This doesn't happen when the car is  going backwards because 
the brakes don't self-energize in that direction.   Keep us posted!
Craig Nicol
 
<snip>What would cause the rear brakes on an early to lockup when  driving 
forward (even without pedal pressure), but not when driving  backwards?  Shoes 
on backward?  Adjusted too tight or too loose?   

Thanks in  advance,
Travis
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