Re: Bendix Treadle Vac Study- Serioius Business!!

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/1/14 11:42:31

Excellent point Rowdy, if the shoes were relined and the drums were cut (or previously cut) and the shoes were not arc-ground (or shimmed if riveted) to the new diameter, you could have VERY poor brake action. Sorry, I didn't go back and read this all from the beginning, but if the shoes were not replaced, they could easily be either glazed or grease saturated and thus have no effective frictional properties.

Though the brakes on my 56 Caribbean (completely stock system, right down to Marshall linings) were adequate, I thought they should be better and relined them (with Kanter lined shoes), results very dramatic - now just a solid touch of the foot on the BTV and all 4 wheels can be easily locked up. Once the wheels lock, it makes no difference how that happened, drums, disc, BTV or not, none of that has any affect on how quickly the car stops - its all a matter between the tires and the road surface. Sorry for stating the obvious.