<VV> Spongy Brakes?

[Matt Nall]

Pull all 4 drums.....  use straps to hold shoes in the retracted 
position.....now you should have no movement of the cylinders....you can 
test the hydraulics [ air],  the MC,  and the adjustment of the actuating 
rod from the brake pedal...

needless to say ..you don't do the " Hard / Harder Test" with straps!

Matt Nall
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Young" <gyoungwolf at earthlink.net>

>I have bled the brakes after replacing the complete rear system from the 
>rear "t" - lines to shoes - on the '65 convertible (this is every thing but 
>the backing plates). I re-adjusted the automatic adjusters, and bled the 
>brakes a second time. There was surprisingly very little air coming out the 
>rear cylinders and about 3 good cycles gave me clear fluid at the rear 
>cylinders. But upon test driving, I had almost a full pedal before any 
>engagement, but decent braking after
> pumping the pedal once. Prior to changing the rear system the brakes 
> worked "better" than now (on the previously rebuilt master cylinder), but 
> pulled to strongly to one side. I also checked and adjusted the fronts 
> which have less than 1000 miles on them. (The pulling to one side is gone, 
> and was related, I suspect, to a greasy left front shoe). Any advise will 
> be appreciated.