Thanks to everyone especially Curt.
The brake caliper repair kit I was using came in a box
of extra parts from the previous owner. It's just a
bad kit from an aftermarket supplier. Moprod is the
manufacturer and the part number is M2501. It has a
sticker that said it's made in Britain.
I bought the Girling kit from Curt and when you
compare the dust seals you see that the Girling kit
has the outer part of the seal (attaches to piston) in
a smaller diameter than the other part of the seal
(attaches to the caliper). I think this made a
difference. While I was at it I bought a new piston
too. The piston I had was the original piston and in
good shape. But the pistons Curt sells are stainless
steel and have a more rounded edge on the piston. The
new piston also has a wider channel for the dust seal
to seat in.
I think the combination of the good Girling seal and
the rounded piston really helped. The piston went in
the first time I tried.
If I were to do this again I would buy the Girling kit
and 4 new pistons.
The car stops great now. Only thing I noticed was the
left wheel locks up before the right. I'm going to
drive it a few miles to see if that situation changes.
The car stops straight with no hands on the steering
wheel.
The other thing I noticed was a squeal from the left
wheel right after I started driving. It went away
before I got back in the driveway. I pulled the wheel
and found nothing out of order. I made sure the pins
that hold the brake shoes in were not binding and
actually put some caliper grease on them.
Thanks again to everyone for your advice.
Jason
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