sloanstavern
SILVER Star
- Thread starter
- #61
Okay guys time for a sanity check. While I realize I have the incorrect wheel cylinders and also appear as the true factory replacements for this unique beast are not available. So I went back in the shop to try this test please let me know if my reasoning is flawed
1. When I isolated the adjusted rear brake circuit perform nicely firm pedal did not need to pump.
2. I crimped off the rear bra hose and focused on the front circuit.
3. I removed the drums and visually set the front and rear cylinder on both wheels to the same point of extension roughly 5 thread counts.
4. I installed the wheels and tighten them down with Lugnuts then started tightening the front and rear cylinder on each side to the same number of clicks-first by Titan in the front cylinder and tell I felt good resistance, then the rear cylinder the same number of clicks until the wheel could not be turned by hand
5. Then I would pump the brakes vigorously go back out and check the wheels if they could turn by hand I repeated if they would not turn by hand then I considered those shoes fully extend it.
6. I did that to both front wheels then compare the measurement of the brake pedal bottoming out versus when I started and the value have not changed.
By my reasoning if the shoes were truly extended fully and the rear brake circuit was isolated and hydraulic fluid cannot be compressed in there must be air in the front circuit somewhere that I just haven’t gotten yet
1. When I isolated the adjusted rear brake circuit perform nicely firm pedal did not need to pump.
2. I crimped off the rear bra hose and focused on the front circuit.
3. I removed the drums and visually set the front and rear cylinder on both wheels to the same point of extension roughly 5 thread counts.
4. I installed the wheels and tighten them down with Lugnuts then started tightening the front and rear cylinder on each side to the same number of clicks-first by Titan in the front cylinder and tell I felt good resistance, then the rear cylinder the same number of clicks until the wheel could not be turned by hand
5. Then I would pump the brakes vigorously go back out and check the wheels if they could turn by hand I repeated if they would not turn by hand then I considered those shoes fully extend it.
6. I did that to both front wheels then compare the measurement of the brake pedal bottoming out versus when I started and the value have not changed.
By my reasoning if the shoes were truly extended fully and the rear brake circuit was isolated and hydraulic fluid cannot be compressed in there must be air in the front circuit somewhere that I just haven’t gotten yet