1963 rear passenger wheel heats

[MLC]

Rear passenger wheel heats up after a couple miles driving new booster. master. all brakes lines and brake hoses and all wheel cylinders . Rear wheel bearings replaced. New rear drums ..Removed Parking Brake...No air in any line. Backing off this brake and still a problem...I'm stumped

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[Antman]

I had this on my 63.
Check the drums for true roundness.
Also have brakes backed off. Seems the metal heats up and expands causing pads to grab.

 

[FrankNM]

May need a propositioning valve and separate front and back master cylinder….. where did you find a vacuum booster?

 

[aa010175]

Do you have drums on all 4?

 

[johnstrow]

I'm having the same issue, only on the driver side. What was the fix??? Thanks

 

[64ZCODE]

Rear passenger wheel heats up after a couple miles driving new booster. master. all brakes lines and brake hoses and all wheel cylinders . Rear wheel bearings replaced. New rear drums ..Removed Parking Brake...No air in any line. Backing off this brake and still a problem...I'm stumped

A few possibilities given the changes you've made: Push rod between the booster and the master cylinder is too long which is not allowing fluid to flow back into the MC. Related to that could be a faulty MC or excess brake fluid in the MC reservoir not allowing fluid to flow back into the reservoir. Another possibility is seized or sticking brake components in the wheel not allowing one or both brake shoes to retract. You removed the parking brake, could there be part of the of the mechanism left in the wheel that is preventing movement of a brake shoe?

 

[johnstrow]

On another post (1961 brake heat) I’m getting wisdom from folks on my situation.
Left rear is heating up to about 200 degrees while the other three drums are about 150.
74Harley suggested looking at the metal brake lines that run across the rear axle….. I have a new rear rubber hose and metal line running to the rear right side but the line going to the left rear is probably 64 years old and may be cRusty internally; maybe restricting fluid back flow.
I’ll be putting fresh steel lines on both sides to see if that is the remedy.

 

[64ZCODE]

On another post (1961 brake heat) I’m getting wisdom from folks on my situation.
Left rear is heating up to about 200 degrees while the other three drums are about 150.
74Harley suggested looking at the metal brake lines that run across the rear axle….. I have a new rear rubber hose and metal line running to the rear right side but the line going to the left rear is probably 64 years old and may be cRusty internally; maybe restricting fluid back flow.
I’ll be putting fresh steel lines on both sides to see if that is the remedy.

Since it's a rear drum, might the e brake not be releasing fully? I had this situation once caused by a kinked e brake cable housing.

 

[johnstrow]

I didn’t see that but I’ll relook at that too. The wheel spins freely.
Just heats up after a drive.
All other drums are about the same temperature but the left rear is about 50 degrees higher after a five mile drive.

 

[tbird.blue]

I didn’t see that but I’ll relook at that too. The wheel spins freely.
Just heats up after a drive.
All other drums are about the same temperature but the left rear is about 50 degrees higher after a five mile drive.

Hi, check the backing plates on the rear brakes. The brake shoes/linings can wear grooves into them and they could be hanging up on them. I have had this experience too.
Ian

 

[johnstrow]

Thanks. When I redid all the brakes there were some light grooves. I sanded them down with garnet paper then lightly greased them before putting on the new shoes.