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    Question Brake help

    Need help.
    My '59 Skyliner keeps pulling to right on brake application. I have rebuilt original brakes all around with new parts ---shoes ,cylinders and hoses and adjusted the brakes several times to try and correct problem. Also rebuilt the original master cylinder. Lastly I dismantled front left brake assembly again to see if I did something wrong and all is OK. I even checked for blocked brake line/hose.
    Any Ideas??? Thank you

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    I'm no expert on anything but if it feels like it's the front brakes causing the problem, I'd:
    1: pull both drums and have a look see
    2: switch the drums and check again
    3: turn both drums
    I'll bet you will find it.
    Let us know the outcome.
    Cheers
    Dave

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    I seem to remember hearing about a car with the same issue and it ended up being a loose rear shackle that was allowing the rear end to move slightly.

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    open both front bleeders , see if they both drip fast with cap off

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    Did you ever figure it out???

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    Thanks to all for your suggestions. The problem went away after I exchanged brake drums from one side to the other on the front of car. Go figure???? Now the car stopes nice and straight with no pull to either side.

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    Thanks for getting back with that! So many threads started on this forum and no word of any kind of resolution.
    Anyway, your post got me thinking... I might swap drums from side to side, both front and back axle. I have a few brake issues where it might be helpful to know if the problem follows the drum.

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    other problems are the shoe set on backwards on one side always heavy shoe to the rear . for self energizing brakes .
    also bad hoses
    and one half of wheel cylinder froze up so shoes wont Wind up (energize ) and force that heavy rear shoe into the drum !

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