Manual drum brake issue

[72c20customcamper]

I redid all the brakes on my 68 consisting of new shoes, cylinders and had the drums resurfaced last fall . The brakes pulled slightly to the right so I adjusted the shoes to full lock and then backed off till there was drag on all four. I took it out today and was on my gravel driveway . It’s a long drive so I got it up to 20-25 mph and slammed the brakes. Both passenger brakes locked up and skidded on the gravel . Drivers side didn’t even disrupt the gravel . I drove around around applying the brakes and the left front/rear got warm so I know they are active. But not working properly I’m going to pull a drum and look at the shoes anything I should look for ?

It’s puzzling that one side isn’t working but the other side works great .

[72c20customcamper]

I’m a dumb ass don’t rush doing brakes . Rear the push pin from the wheel cylinder was not engaged . Not sure what the issue was on the fronts I scuffed the rotor and shoes didn’t see any problem but I can lock up all four on blacktop now .

[Rust_never_sleeps]

It's been a long time since I've seen new brake shoes, but those don't look new ;-)
Good you got is sorted out

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by Rust_never_sleeps

It's been a long time since I've seen new brake shoes, but those don't look new ;-)
Good you got is sorted out

I put them on last year been sitting in my barn with about 2 miles on them. The rust is what came off the drums from sitting and may be the reason the front wasn’t working well till after I cleaned the shoes and drum . Cobwebs in the first picture tells the tale

Edited the first post to reflect the time period

[72c20customcamper]

I did the brakes last August .

[custom10nut]

Though it didn’t involve my 70, (original 4 wheel drums), I went through the same struggle on my Dually. I had to replace one of the cylinders on the rear, and had that hub on and of no less than five times before I finally figured out that I forgot one of the small levers for the auto adjuster.
The conundrum was that the hubs are so bulky that I didn’t want to take the other side off to use it as a reference. In the end, that would have been a WHOLE lot easier

[Sheepdip]

I can't count on my fingers and toes how many brake jobs I've done over the years, but I always take a picture before I start....my memory is short but a picture is the ticket to success.

Before todays tech I had one of them polaroid instant picture cameras

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by Sheepdip

I can't count on my fingers and toes how many brake jobs I've done over the years, but I always take a picture before I start....my memory is short, but a picture is the ticket to success.

Before today's tech I had one of them polaroid instant picture cameras

That's the picture that you needed to (Shake) fan it till dry.

[Sheepdip]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

That's the picture that you needed to (Shake) fan it till dry.

Yep that be the one!

[72c20customcamper]

This is all on me . Not doing a quick check of my own work .

[Rust_never_sleeps]

I find at work that the answer will become painfully obvious just AFTER I've hit enter and admitted my incompetence by asking a broad spectrum of co-workers

[Rust_never_sleeps]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

I put them on last year been sitting in my barn with about 2 miles on them. The rust is what came off the drums from sitting and may be the reason the front wasn’t working well till after I cleaned the shoes and drum . Cobwebs in the first picture tells the tale

Edited the first post to reflect the time period

Yeah, I just didn't look at the top pic and the shoe material just looked really thin in the bottom one for some reason

[70STOVEBOLT]

We all have dumbass attacks sometimes.

[67C10Step]

Been in that exact place before, only on the fronts. It was my teenage years and that first attempt at a stop was really interesting with only one front brake grabbing.

[jabborabbo]

I’ve had brain flatulence - one time I changed the disc brake pads on a car (something I’ve done a lot) and as always (fortunately) I took the car for a test drive afterward - hit the brakes and heard a horrible screeching sound… turned out I had put the pads in backwards…metal against metal…Jeez….

[70STOVEBOLT]

Someone should start a "repair mistakes & blunders" thread. I always like reading the stories in the Rock Auto newsletters.

[jabborabbo]

I’ve had brain flatulence - one time I changed the disc brake pads on a car (something I’ve done a lot) and as always (fortunately) I took the car for a test drive afterward - hit the brakes and heard a horrible screeching sound… turned out I had put the pads in backwards…metal against metal…Jeez….