733 brakes locking on

Posted by Big Ed On 2010/6/11 19:35:28

I'm restoring a 1930 733 Packard seven pass. sedan. The chassis is now completed to the point that I have test driven it approx. 50 miles.(NO body on it yet)
THE PROBLEM is when I turn hard to the left, the left front brake comes on, and if I turn hard to the right, the right front brake comes on. I have jacked the front of the car up, removed the tires,and disconnected the front brake cables, to see what's going on. As I turn to the right or left the control lever moves also, wanting to apply the brake to that drum.I've taken the complete Perrot Control apart and it's very free in movement. If I put it all back together again it still does the same thing .If I disconnect the arm from the frame socket, hold it in my hand and turn the wheel, it seems to be okay. As soon as I connect the arm back on the frame socket, it wants to move the control lever again,as the wheel turns. The control shaft seems to be sitting slightly up hill(not level) as there's no body weight on the chassis yet. Could this be the problem?? I would think that the control lever should not turn as the wheels cornor, in any case. Any help would be appreciated. ED