Re: [Amc-list] Dang left-braking car, anyway

[Ray Mick <rmick@xxxxxxx>]

I'm not talking about a slight pull this is a jerk you into the other  
lane if you did a hard stop and weren't ready for it. The adjusters  
have been replaced do to the corners of the stars being worn and  
assembled with lube. It has the correct adjusters installed on the  
correct side. If the adjuster was on the wrong side the brake pad  
would get looser and looser. The problem is that after setting the  
adjusters and the car stops straight after driving a couple weeks the  
car starts to pull more and more. Jacking up the car and checking to  
see the amount of drag on the brakes the one side is really dragging  
hard. So much drag that I have to back that side off again to get the  
car to brake straight again.
On Apr 23, 2008, at 7:00 AM, Frank Swygert wrote:
> It's all but impossible to get drum brakes in perfect unison all the  
> time. Different factors lead to slightly different wear in one  
> corner or another. The self adjusters help a lot, but aren't  
> perfect. One corner may have got more dust in it than another, and  
> the adjusters have to move a certain amount before they do anything.  
> There will likely always be a small amount of pull, and the pull can  
> switch sides as the brakes wear down.
>
> Make sure all the adjuster parts are moving freely, Ray. The star  
> wheels wear, and the threads can stick. I always assemble them with  
> anti-seize compound on the threads, that helps. Left and right  
> adjusters have left and right threads, make sure you have the right  
> ones in! If one adjuster star wheel is stickier than the other or  
> the wheel edges are worn that can cause uneven adjusting.
>
> If a slight pull really annoys you the only thing you can do is  
> switch toe front discs. That's not guaranteed to take all the pull  
> out, could be from the back brakes, but it will reduce 75-80% of it  
> -- pull in the front brakes is way more noticeable and harder than  
> from the back. Of course you could put rear discs on too.
>
> It's not a modern car, it shouldn't drive and act like a modern car.  
> If you want an appliance go get one! "Real cars" have little  
> idiosyncrasies like a little pull in the brakes at times. Shouldn't  
> be a dangerous pull, mind you, just a little. And the driver needs  
> to actually pay attention to the "chore" of driving!! That's what my  
> wife hates about driving my Rambler -- the steering is a bit on the  
> sensitive side and you actually have to concentrate a little on  
> driving, it doesn't drive itself like modern cars do!!
>
> -------------
> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:10:38 -0500
> From: Ray Mick <rmick@xxxxxxx>
>
> I have a 71 Javelin 6 cylinder with 9 inch drums I have yet to figure
> out why one adjuster continually gets tighter and tighter and the car
> starts pulling done everything you have to this point and still no
> luck Hoping you would come up with the answer. Next thing to do is to
> put on discs.
>
> -- 
> Frank Swygert
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