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Old 07-20-2017, 07:49 PM
Terry M. Hunt Terry M. Hunt is offline
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Default Low pedal after brake work

Pulled the front drums back off and checked for proper function of self adjusters. Everything seemed okay, but I replaced the star wheel/adjuster link anyway on both sides. Didn't notice any strange wear pattern on the new shoes. Put the drums back on and adjusted the shoes out to a slight drag. At the first stop, the car pulled to the right. I did 6-8 back up and stop cycles and eliminated the pull. Extended the test drive and found the pedal height was back where it had been. I'm guessing that the low pedal problem was a result of me not adjusting the shoes out far enough when all the previous brake work was done. I do recall the drums had almost no drag as I rotated them then. The master cylinder was still full, and I saw no evidence of leakage anywhere. Looks like I may have this solved. Thanks for all your ideas on this issue.

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