<VV> Brakes not releasing

[Tony Underwood]

At 05:12 PM 6/6/2009, Clark Hartzel wrote:
>Since most people apply the foot brake and then pull the e-brake handle
>up, it might not be the e-brake at all.  You might need new return
>springs on the shoes or new rubber hoses.  I've had several Corvairs
>with plugged hoses.  The hoses collapse internally and plug up the I.D.
>They will pass fluid under brake pressure but won't allow it to flow
>back out under return spring pressure.




This is how you fry brake shoes without realizing it.   It's also the 
cause for a lot of brake pulling that's not corrected by changing 
brake shoes or bleeding.


Change out those hoses if they're old.  Been through this about four times.



tony..