Sounds like they are getting hot. That is the usual cause for fading
brakes. Maybe you have a shoe dragging/sticking from a sluggish
piston. Also you should repeat the adjustment after centering the
shoes by slamming on the brakes with the wheel spinning.
Gerard
At 2:09 PM -0500 9/6/03, Jerry Goodman wrote:
>my 59 BE brakes seem to fade now and then...not all the time.....it is
>original drum set-up. Brakes are adjusted..I think properly..did it like the
>manual said.....tighten it till drum does not turn..back it off...till there
>is no rubbing....pedal is high...fluid level is fine ...no apparent
>leaks...but every now and then they fade and even with heavy pressure needs a
>lot of space to stop. Then the next time I try them ..a minute later...back to
>normal.... Yes I will change to disc one day...Got Minitaurs on ...so I have
>to pull wheel to adjust....any ideas.....are they heating up and fading?????
>
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