65 Fury stock brakes pull to the right

[65furyrewind]

My 65 Fury drum brakes pull to the right, but only the first few stops after it has sat a while. Ive inspected the brakes for wear notches in the back plate and lubed the contact points in the appropriate places. Drums and linings look good. I’m thinking the wheel cylinder on the left front maybe be hanging up and need a kit or replacement. Thoughts?

 

[MoPar~Man]

If it completely goes away then I'm drawing a blank. But if there's a pulsing or shaking during braking then the drum is out of round, it will grab more on that side, but it's something you notice when braking from 50 or 40 mph (and higher) much more than 30 or 20. Leaking cylinder making the shoes oily is also a problem, but that doesn't go away on it's own.

 

[65furyrewind]

No pulsing and pulls at low speed. No oil leak either. Brake shoes are nice and dry.

 

[CBODY67]

My '67 Newport does similar. On the first stop, I do it easily as it can pull to the right for the first stop or two.

I never have taken it apart as it goes away and does not return until it has sat several days between driving. I'm suspecting it is "lot rot", as in a thin layer of rust on the brake drum friction surface. Until the rust gets wiped away, the rougher surface grabs a bit. If I drive it daily, no problems, but let it sit several days . . .

You can probably chunk parts at it and not really help the situation, so until something breaks or leaks, it can be something to deal with. Be sure to advise any other people who might drive the car of the issue, too. They might think "It's just an old car . . . "

You might lube and adjust the front wheel bearings for good measure?

Just my experiences,
CBODY67

 

[Mudeblue]

May be getting leakage of brake fluid on the pads which burns off after a few stops! Had this problem with my 65.

 

[Gerald Morris]

My 65 Fury drum brakes pull to the right, but only the first few stops after it has sat a while. Ive inspected the brakes for wear notches in the back plate and lubed the contact points in the appropriate places. Drums and linings look good. I’m thinking the wheel cylinder on the left front maybe be hanging up and need a kit or replacement. Thoughts?

Bleed them. If a little air is in the left line, it might impede braking on the left, thus pulling to the right. Try this first.

If it doesn't change, proceed next as follows:

Put both front wheels up in the air, after its sat a few days, then get somebody to spin up both wheels by hand a little, then, tap the brake lightly and watch if they stop at the same time or not. If not, remove tires and drums, then look em over carefully for fluid, maladjustment or such. If the adjuster on the right kicks the shoes out more often than the left, this might cause occasional pulling on the right.

I suspect a slow, small leak on the left, resulting in a little air in the line more than anything else, by the fact that this arises after its sat.

 

[Boydsdodge]

Hows the weather? has it been very humid and or has rained before this happens. I have to brake easy on my truck the first few times when precipitation is high and has been sitting a while.
Forget my thought, I see you are in AZ.

 

[Gerald Morris]

Hows the weather? has it been very humid and or has rained before this happens. I have to brake easy on my truck the first few times when precipitation is high and has been sitting a while.
Forget my thought, I see you are in AZ.

Nay, 'tis a worthy question! It's been PLEASANT here for the past week, with a cooling monsoon first, and NOW, a DELICIOUS DRY HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM, which won't become oppressive for another day or so. Thus far, its been a slightly drier than usual summer, as the rooster-gut and bear-fat scriers prognosticated earlier. I COULD work on Gertrude under the current conditions, if absolutely needful, but prefer to work with temperatures at least 10 degrees below deadly fever level. Heat stupefies.

 

[volksworld]

make sure front brake hoses haven't swollen shut internally...that can cause assorted weird pulls...a half seized wheel cylinder may not work till is sees enough pressure...a zero dollar experiment would be to swap shoes l to r and see if the pull follows the shoes

 

[Gerald Morris]

make sure front brake hoses haven't swollen shut internally...that can cause assorted weird pulls...a half seized wheel cylinder may not work till is sees enough pressure...a zero dollar experiment would be to swap shoes l to r and see if the pull follows the shoes

THANK YOU for raising that point! Swollen hoses devil many drivers long before they're discovered. The REAR hose often causes the most damage, as people neglect to change it when they change the front pair. If ONE hose has swollen near shut, its a good idea to change all 3, especially if one doesn't know when they were last changed out. Hydraulic oils attack rubber, so all rubber components in a hydraulic system should be monitored. I'll put this on my 2 Do list for the autumn.

 

[65furyrewind]

Thank you all! A lot of good things to investigate.