Just finished doing my brakes on the 41 coupe. After some aggravation getting one of the rear drums on (had to pry the park brake lever toward the rear) I finally finished up. Although I had a brand new set of linings handy, I elected to just use the old ones. They looked good but probably weren't. Read on.
I took it for a drive to seat the linings and to get all shoes rea∂y for final adjustment. Ran right through the stop sign at the end of the block. Went on around the block twice doing hard stops and riding the brakes. Not much improvement.
Rather than go through the brakes again, I'll just do what you guys that have 35s or earlier Chevrolets do. That is, attach a length of stout rope to the rear bumper and secure the other end to a easily reached cement block there in the cabin with you. Should work for a 41 too.
Car need washing so I got my shammie, wash pad, water hose and favorite bucket out for the suds. I was ready. But, then, owing to the car sitting in the sun, I decided to relocate it under one of my pecan trees. That bucket cost me somewhere in the neighbor of fourteen bucks. I forgot, however, where I had put the bucket and proceed in running right over it. It is pretty squashed and junk now.
Anyway, tired and disgusted with myself for not installing the new shoes while I had the brakes apart and bucket destruction, after the wash job I pulled the car back in to the garage, put a car cover over it (I wanted that infrequent wash job to last more than just a day or so) and called it a day.
I'm almost 88 and don't need this aggravation.
Pray for me, I need it.
Best,
Charlie
BTW: I'm a movie nut/buff and watch a lot of stuff on Netflix and Prime. I want to pose a question. Background: over a long time viewing many movies, I've noticed something that I can't explain and seems odd to me. What seems strange is that no matter the age or make of vehicle, when they are filmed coming to a stop, invariably you can hear the brakes squeal.
Why is that?
