<VV> Weak brake action

[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Chuck,

It sounds like you have good hydraulics, the problems is more in the  
shoes/drums.  One quick question - what shoes did you install?  There  
is a very big difference between the available materials, and the more  
expensive ones generally do work better.

I have used top of the line Raybestos on the '66 Corsa, which worked  
quite well, and Corvair Underground's Kevlar Metallic on the GB, again  
with excellent results - both will lock the tires.  I recently  
finished installing a whole new brake system on the '62, I'll report  
on that hopefully in the next couple weeks depending on weather.   
Early brakes are smaller, but still I expect decent performance.

One other thought - did you break in the linings as recommended?   
Usually it's 10 hard stops or so.

--Bryan

On Dec 4, 2009, at 11:58 AM, Charles McKinley wrote:

> - put in all new brake shoes