Brake Mystery

[1 Wild R/T]

http://p15-d24.com/topic/35484-ammco-brake-shoe-grinder/

About halfway down the thread are pictures of an Ammco brake shoe grinder.

It's called "arcing the shoes" Back in the early seventies & before it was common practice, when all the info about asbestos came out most of the arcing of shoes stopped & the most shops equipment got scrapped...  The compounds for shoes changed, the asbestos is gone but even today very few shops arc shoes... Upgrading to discs eliminates the problem....

[xtopfuel]

if both fronts are adjusted to about the same drag and you are pulling id say you have a brake hose issue, pretty easy test, spin both front wheels with car hoisted, press the brake pedal and hold for a moment then release if one wheel releases slower than the other or remains with excessive drag then you hose is bad, easier with a helper to hold and release while you spin wheels

[AMXguy]

New Shoes fixed it.   I was sure they cleaned up to look like new but obviously I was wrong.

It wasn't that I didn't want to spend the money I just think the old ones are better.  I guess you just can't go by looks.

thanks everyone

[brads70]

New Shoes fixed it.   I was sure they cleaned up to look like new but obviously I was wrong.

It wasn't that I didn't want to spend the money I just think the old ones are better.  I guess you just can't go by looks.

thanks everyone

Glad to hear you got it sorted out!