Help! Brakes pull to left

[theodore]

Need help fast- I rebuilt the brake cylinder on the right rear of my roadster and now it literally dives to the left when braking hard. The brakes are Locheed post war 42-48 brakes with only the top adjustment cams. Long shoe is towards the front and short shoe towards the rear. This is the only cylinder that I worked on so the problem must lie with this wheel.

Please help before I crash

 

[1931 flamingo]

Me thinks maybe the RRear ISN"T working??
Paul in CT

 

[larrys40]

You could have a leaky wheel cylinder.. which causes the brake to grab. Start by pulling the two front wheels and check them out.

Larry S

 

[46deluxe]

Short shoe should be towards the front and longer shoe on the rear .

 

[theodore]

Bendix brakes have the long shoe in the rear but locheed brakes have them reversed.

 

[46deluxe]

Have you bled the entire brake system of air ?

 

[Bluebell]

Pull the drums off both sides, and carefully check they are both sides the same. Usually if one side needs doing, so does the other side.

 

[theodore]

I checked the front wheel cylinders and didn't see any leakage but I will pull the wheels to check it out, thanks

 

[theodore]

Yes, I bled them several times and got all the air out.