808-dartGT
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So when I got the car , I was told it had new shoes just needed bleeding (not sure why) so when I drove first time, brakes were pretty much non existent. I bled them, there was no air..
Still no brakes ( well it’s slowing car down, but I think I can gear brake faster lol) no leaks. I figured maybe master is tired so I replaced it, brakes a little better, still scary to drive. I noticed lines were super rusty, so I figured while I mess with brakes I should replace them too. So today I replaced all lines steel and rubber, bled them and noticed no brake on rear passenger side. Again, no leaks, no air but only 3 wheels braking. I took well off and drum was very tight, I had to wiggle and get a mallet to remove drum. Seems like new hardware and shoes has meat, but emergency cable not hooked up and cylinder not moving shoes. I didn’t tore it apart because it was getting late, just readjusted shoe so it’s not as tight. Drove home, I get some brakes now, not good, not where I feel safe driving. My thoughts are getting new cylinder for the brake and maybe new hardware before tearing it up? I don’t really know what else might be a problem? Any thoughts? It’s hard for me to believe that one wheel would reduce braking power this much. Anything else I should look into? Thanks for reading
Still no brakes ( well it’s slowing car down, but I think I can gear brake faster lol) no leaks. I figured maybe master is tired so I replaced it, brakes a little better, still scary to drive. I noticed lines were super rusty, so I figured while I mess with brakes I should replace them too. So today I replaced all lines steel and rubber, bled them and noticed no brake on rear passenger side. Again, no leaks, no air but only 3 wheels braking. I took well off and drum was very tight, I had to wiggle and get a mallet to remove drum. Seems like new hardware and shoes has meat, but emergency cable not hooked up and cylinder not moving shoes. I didn’t tore it apart because it was getting late, just readjusted shoe so it’s not as tight. Drove home, I get some brakes now, not good, not where I feel safe driving. My thoughts are getting new cylinder for the brake and maybe new hardware before tearing it up? I don’t really know what else might be a problem? Any thoughts? It’s hard for me to believe that one wheel would reduce braking power this much. Anything else I should look into? Thanks for reading