If it helps any, I played Hobb getting the brakes on the Valiant to work right. I worked at it a bunch before they felt good - they were spongy and tentative, not a desirable attribute for brakes. I bled them several times but I think I was going too fast. I had the GF work the pedal very slowly in both directions, and bled them in order - right rear, left rear, right front, left front. I probably went through a pint or more of brake fluid. These are all 9" drums so I set the adjusters a little loose, where the drums would turn freely with just no dragging. Then I went to the local church parking lot and went back and forth, braking hard in reverse to set the adjusters. After about 50 trips up and down the parking lot (and getting the stink eye from the church lady in the office) they were good to go. They are still only as effective as 9" drums will ever be, but they do stop the car reliably.
