<VV> BRAKE PROBLEM

[Joe West]

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Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 01:13:11 -0600

From: 1cajun4corvairs <1cajun4corvairs@htcomp.net>

<VV> BRAKE PROBLEM



Hi ya'll,

I've been receiving and enjoying the posts on VV for quite a while now, but

until now I've never felt the need to send a message. Now I do. I discovered my

'65's RR wheel cylinder was leaking last week. The cylinder could not have

leaked more than a day or two before I discovered it because I had just

previously been under the car and would have noticed. My mechanic repaired the

wheel cylinder yesterday, and we checked all the brakes. All linings and drums

look new, no other brake cylinders leaking.

Here's the problem: we cleaned the brake fluid off the shoes and drum as

well as we could with Berryman's B-12, but unless the brakes are hot from heavy

use, the RR wheel is locking up long before the others even come into play. The

mechanic says if it doesn't get better from use, the shoes will have to be

changed, and I agree. But I've just joined the North Texas Corvair Assn. and

already have reservations for an overnight trip with the club next weekend, Nov.

13 & 14, and I need the car fixed by then. Do I need to send in a "rush" " next

day air" order for new shoes to a vendor or does anyone know of a temporary fix

for the old shoes?

I've never run into this problem before because I always did a complete

brake job anytime a cylinder started leaking, but this car had a complete brake

job shortly before I bought it in July, and everything else looks good. Thanks

in advance for helping a "newbie" to VV.



Jim Bryant

'65 Monza Sport Sedan 110/PG/AC



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