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1. Weak rear brakes (score: 1): Author: Chris DeStaffany <destaff@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 12:18:35 -0800 (PST); My 1975 spit has weak rear brakes. If I drive it on gravel, I can relatively easily lock up the front but no amount of pedal locks up the rears. I have replaced the rotors and pads on the front. Repl; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00436.html (7,803 bytes)
2. Re: Weak rear brakes (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 16:40:27 -0500; It is possible that your rear brake shoes are not close enough to the drum. They may need adjustment. Hopefully, you thoroughly cleaned all grease and oil off the drum and shoes prior to final assemb; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00437.html (9,432 bytes)
3. Re: Weak rear brakes (score: 1): Author: "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@home.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 16:50:22 -0500; Your drums may be over cut, and too large a diameter for the shoes to be Just a thought. Scott 64 Herald 1200 Convertible; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00438.html (8,468 bytes)
4. Re: Weak rear brakes (score: 1): Author: Dan Buettner <danb@thelittlemacshop.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 16:05:46 -0600; On weak rear brakes: It might also be that your rear hoses are bad; the rubber can go soft with age, allowing expansion when pressure is applied. They could also have swollen internally, possibly due; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00439.html (10,751 bytes)
5. Re: Weak rear brakes (score: 1): Author: "D.T. Gebhard" <kimkell@decaturnet.com>; Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 09:50:03 -0500; Weak hoses is an important thought. I replaced mine with S.S. braided hoses and the difference is something else. Firm,firm,firm!!!! Dave Gebhard off you as the until You some; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00440.html (11,897 bytes)
6. Re: Weak rear brakes (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 10:28:27 -0500; Although elastic hoses could make for a mushy pedal, they couldn't reduce the braking force, unless they balloon so much that something bottoms out in the master cylinder. It is hard to figure out th; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00441.html (9,161 bytes)
7. Re: Weak rear brakes (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 21:59:47 -0500; Have you done a pressure test on the front and rears, to see of the hydraulic pressures are the same? It's possible that you've got damage in the secondary side of the master cylinder causing lower p; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00442.html (7,793 bytes)
8. Re: Weak rear brakes (score: 1): Author: "matt matthews" <mattspit@att.net>; Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:37:06 -0600; We have had a similar problem on our FP SCCA spitfire. WE went through all the calculations and it suggested we were getting only about 15% breaking on the rear wheels. Theoretically for our weight d; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00446.html (9,253 bytes)

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