Re: '56 Patrician Brakes

Posted by John Payne On 2012/10/16 18:33:37

Thanks for the advice guys. Now that we seem to be braking pretty evenly I won't be touching the wheel cylinders unless something unforeseen occurs, even though a little less pedal pressure would be nice. The wheels and tyres were not swapped so whatever has changed would seem to relate to the braking components. I previously did try swapping the front tyres over but that resulted in a bit of drift to one side, more noticeable when coasting, so I swapped them back again.

There are two things that could possibly have some impact that I have thought of. The side of the brake shoes that rubs on the backing plates is now the opposite to what they were before. I actually made sure the rubbing pads on the backing plates were as smooth as I could get them, and lubed, so I wouldn't have expected this to make much difference. Secondly, I am now running a different power steering ram and the steering seems a lot smoother than before (with no leaks now). I can't see why this should have any effect on braking, but possibly could with the steering drift I mentioned before.

When all said and done, even if it can't be explained with any certainty, I very happy with the outcome as pulling up is much less stressful. Regards, John