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BH wrote:
Screeching could indicate a problem with linings. If not simply glazed, they could be worn to the point that a rivet or shoe is starting to come in contact with the drum. Grabbing could be the result of a fluid soaked lining, a sticking wheel cylinder, or even a problem with a brake hose.
Thanks for the feedback. The brake linings are new (complete shoes in front, re-lined in back) as are wheel cylinders. It was making the same noise before the brake job, so I'm thinking it's either adjustment, or, more likely, drum(s) needing to be turned or replaced. It'll stop straight, true, and quiet under easy braking, but harder braking tends to cause the squealing and sometimes "pull" usually to left.
WRT the hesitation just off-throttle, it may be timing or carb, but it seemed to improve somewhat just by leaning out the idle. Strange (to me) but true. I thought a richer (faster) idle would help, but it seems just the opposite. I won't complain much about a little hesitation right now, because I'm running the same plugs, coil, wires, ignition timing and breaker point settings as when I got the car. It's been pretty darn good to drive this way, so I'm not messing with it 'til Spring.
I didn't get the car back from seat belt install and master cylinder rebuild until late September, so I've just been trying to drive and enjoy it as much as possible as is. I want to get the oil changed and grease it--maybe a peak at the brakes--and then it'll sit for winter. Yuck.
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