Edgar Larsen

I have now again tried readjusting them. They're non-conforming now as well. Some places i can't get the seeker in between, but the drums also have a small "dip" in the middle due to wear. After adjusting them now, the wheels turn nicely around, and the car rolls very well on flat surface, indicating that the brakes are not contacting the drums when not breaking, at least not that much. One thing that does worry me, is that the brakes do get hot. Took a trip without braking at all, just using the hand brake, and the brakes do got hot. It's not like they're super super hot, but enough that it's uncomfortable touching them. Is that a concern i should do something about? I tried loosening the bands so that they made no contact at all, but then due to the non-conforming bands, the car didn't brake at all. It seems that they do have to be slightly in touch with the drums to get braking.

I have watched that video, several times 😂 I do have the instruction book. I also found a instruction on this side about adjusting the Lockheed brakes. The brakes are a lot better now, but i think they're supposed to be better. We have a collection in our town of about 20 old cars, and the other cars with hydraulic brakes from that period do have hard pedals. I think a lot of the problem might be that the bands are a little out of shape. They do not follow the drum all the way around. No way i am able to have the same clearance all the way around. If i tighten them too much, they get warm. If i loosen them so that the lowest point is 0.010" they don't grip all the way around. Also, the adjustment screw for the free play and for when the piston engages, is not set up correctly i think

I've now tried all lf the above. The brake bands are as I said very hard to adjust evenly. They're a little out of shape. First time the car stopped very well, but they got pretty warm. Think they might have been in touch with the drums at some points. Loosened them a little bit, didn't get that warm, but braking reduced a bit. Still stops pretty well. Also tried bleeding the brakes. Came out a bunch of air bubbles in the hose i connected. It was hard getting them out by gravity tho. Tried to suck a bit on the hose; that helped getting it out. The pedal is still loose, and I have to press it all the way in. It does get a little bit resistance all the way in, but not "hard" at all. I also think i need to adjust the screw under the pedal, for free play. Adjusted it a bit, so there is no free play at the pedal anymore, but does anyone have any tips of how to adjust this correctly? I suppose this screw also decides where the piston in the master cylinder engages(?) After all, I am satisfied with the brakes as they are now. It's no problem stopping and braking in normal traffic. It would just be very fun to get them "perfect" or at least even better if that's possible

I've now adjusted the brake bands as good as I can get them. They're a little bit off, by means that they do not completely follow the drums shape. However, after adjusting these, the car is now breaking very well. I've not yet bled the system, i'll have to try that tomorrow. Adding some pictures of the handle in the tank.

I'll try to take it out and take a picture of the pump tomorrow. How could you eventually make it seat better? I changed the washer to a much thicker sela, and then the brakes suddenly got better. Before there was a leather seal about 1mm thick. There are no visual leaks at all. No fluid is being lost. I tried to take off the lid on the reservoir and press the brake pedal to see if i saw any bubbles in the reservoir, but I couldn't see that either.

I've been trying to get the brakes working better on a Chrysler 1928 62 Touring. It has 4 wheel external hydraulic brakes. In the beginning, the brakes worked "okay", but you had to pump the pedal several times to make the car stop. We went over all four wheels, and bled the system. Additinonally I changed the leather seal in the filling tank in the engine bay for a thicker seal. After this, the brakes worked very well; the pedal still had to be pumped one time, and i would prefer it being harder, but the car stopped well. After driving a few days with it like this, the brakes suddenly almost didn't work at all. The pedal went all the way in without even getting a little hard. I also looked at the brake bands, and there was suddenly very much clearance between the band and the drum. I am by no means a mechanic, but I would love to get some information if someone has any tips/tricks regarding this. Could it simply be that we need to "tighten" the brake bands again? Would this also maybe solve the free play on the pedal and the fact that it doesn't get hard? I can also add that the car is built in Canada and is right hand driven! E. Larsen