Sorry I haven't been following this thread. If this has been covered I
apologize. Have you checked to see if the rubber hoses are good. I know they
can get weak and expand during braking and then hold pressure afterwards
making the brake stay on. Check for any bulges in the flexible parts of your
brake lines. It seems like it would be both back brakes though if this were
the problem on an old truck.
Bill Schickling
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Carl & Becky Ham
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:50 AM
To: boteler@olg.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] TF Rear End Rebuild Parts NOW Brake Problems
Thanks Mike, as it turned out the bearings and brakes are fine. At first I
thought the shoes were set too tight on the drivers side. I removed both
brake drums, cleaned everything up, roughed-up the shoes with sand paper,
then reinstalled the drums and reset the clearance.
Took it for a short drive and darn! the driver's side rear is hot again!
Checked all four wheels, the only one that's hot is the passenger rear.
Haven't driven the truck much since a local repair shop installed the power
brake conversion earlier this year. They DID tell me they had trouble
getting the brakes to work correctly and had to make some new lines and
connections. Also noticed during the drive that at hard braking the truck
wants to pull to the right/passenger side. Can't understand whats wrong!?
Anybody else have problems like this when they went to power brakes? I
brought the booster/master cylinder kit from Brothers (mounts under the
drivers floor just like the original), and plan on contacting them tomorrow
to see if I missed something.
Anybody got any thughts or suggestions? Would appreciate the help.
Carl Ham
'56 Chevy TF stepside
Pontiac, IL
>From: "Boteler" <boteler@olg.com>
>Reply-To: "Boteler" <boteler@olg.com>
>To: "OLETRUCK list" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>, "Carl & Becky Ham"
><the_hams@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] TF Rear End Rebuild Parts
>Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 23:53:36 -0400
>
>You should be able to get all of the brake/bearing parts from NAPA.
>
>Good Luck,
>Mike Boteler
>'56 8400 Wrecker
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Carl & Becky Ham" <the_hams@hotmail.com>
>To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 8:42 PM
>Subject: [oletrucks] TF Rear End Rebuild Parts
>
>
> > Just got my '56 Chevy 1/2 ton back on the road after 3 months of work.
> > After driving it for several miles at highway speed (40-60 MPH), I've
> > noticed the driver's side rear brake drum (repainted during my earlier
>work)
> > has most the paint burnt-off and the drum/wheel is hot enough to fry
>eggs
>on
> > after a short trip. I loosened the brake adjusters on the drum but it
>still
> > gets hot after a short drive. My truck has the stock rear end with
>either
> > 3.90 or 4.11 ratio.
> >
> > I'm going to pull both rear wheels and drums tomorrow and I'm hoping the
> > problem is the brakes. But if it is not, does anyone know how difficult
>it
> > might be to buy new rear axle bearings and where I might get a set?
> > Appreciate any advice and thanks in advance.
> >
> > Carl Ham
> > '56 Chevy TF Stepside
> > Pontiac, IL
> >
> >
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