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nkaminar · 05-07-2021, 04:17 PM

I stand corrected. My brakes must have been a different year as they had the little star wheel at the bottom. Or, that was maybe 55 years ago, so the brain cells that held that information may be gone.

Pdgx, please post your fix when done so that we may all learn.

Jim Cates · 05-07-2021, 07:57 PM

The problem I had was: My master cylinder did not have a check valve.
Drum brakes should hold 10 pounds of pressure in the lines.

Patrick L. · 05-08-2021, 06:12 AM

Chris,

I posted a big response and then deleted it. I deleted it because you are right. The rear shoe is the primary/shorter of the two and the short end goes toward the bottom. I do know/remember these are anchored and not energizing.
But Boy, I sure don't remember that shoe orientation and I come from a Ford garage. I guess the Alzheimers thing is kicking in.

I do still see shoes that are installed incorrectly on other vehicles, in that, many times the primaries are on one side the secondaries on the other or they are on backwards.

Jerry in Shasta · 05-08-2021, 10:48 AM

Are the left and right cylinders exactly the same.
my WAG at the problem
JB

denis4x4 · 05-09-2021, 01:06 PM

I got some after market shoes that were incorrect and sent the original shoes to an outfit in Phoenix bond new linings on them. NAPA and Speedway wheel cylinders are made in Mexico

05-07-2021, 04:17 PM	#1
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,852	Re: Hydraulic brake balancing I stand corrected. My brakes must have been a different year as they had the little star wheel at the bottom. Or, that was maybe 55 years ago, so the brain cells that held that information may be gone. Pdgx, please post your fix when done so that we may all learn. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

05-07-2021, 07:57 PM	#2
Jim Cates Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 8	Re: Hydraulic brake balancing The problem I had was: My master cylinder did not have a check valve. Drum brakes should hold 10 pounds of pressure in the lines.

05-08-2021, 06:12 AM	#3
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: Hydraulic brake balancing Chris, I posted a big response and then deleted it. I deleted it because you are right. The rear shoe is the primary/shorter of the two and the short end goes toward the bottom. I do know/remember these are anchored and not energizing. But Boy, I sure don't remember that shoe orientation and I come from a Ford garage. I guess the Alzheimers thing is kicking in. I do still see shoes that are installed incorrectly on other vehicles, in that, many times the primaries are on one side the secondaries on the other or they are on backwards. Last edited by Patrick L.; 05-08-2021 at 09:54 AM.

05-08-2021, 10:48 AM	#4
Jerry in Shasta Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: (Old)Shasta (Redding) CA Posts: 388	Re: Hydraulic brake balancing Are the left and right cylinders exactly the same. my WAG at the problem JB __________________ Connoisseur of Rust

05-09-2021, 01:06 PM	#5
denis4x4 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Durango CO Posts: 1,345	Re: Hydraulic brake balancing I got some after market shoes that were incorrect and sent the original shoes to an outfit in Phoenix bond new linings on them. NAPA and Speedway wheel cylinders are made in Mexico __________________ No restorable Model A's were harmed in the building of this truck!