Indeed. It is much appreciated. I thought I followed the FSM to a 'tee' so this had me scratching my head. Looked back through the entire 'brakes' section in the FSM and didn't see one reference to it.
Just went out and looked underneath: yep - I see the line you are talking about. Looks like both hard lines from the rear wheels join up to the single rubber line near the exhaust? Looked on Rockauto and mostly I see 'hoses' for Front Brakes, but there are two that are identified as 'Center' hoses. Assuming that's what I'm after? (Car is '68, slant, 7.25, 9" drums all around).
Looks like I'll try replacing that line, seeing as how the odds are good it's never been changed. Another dumb question: Since this rubber hose feeds both rear brakes, would I expect to see the release problem on both drums? The passenger did not exhibit the same symptoms.
