Estep project

[TeamEstep]

A follow up on the brake job.
The truck stopped really good. A little too good. After driving it a few times, I was noticing a brake smell and that my mileage was terrible. Also, I was noticing that the rear brakes locked up long before the front discs were helping. I traced it to the rear wheels and took the drums apart, cleaned and lubricated all the sliding parts and still was having problems with brake drag. (see "Rear drum drag" thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=693436
My e-brake was disconnected when I bought the truck so I didn't think the e-brake could be the cause. Turns out that the brake was likely disconnected because the cables were all corroded and, I found out, due to the corroded cables, the e-brake was partially deployed. That also explains why the drums were shot and shoes were worn down to the rivets. I loosened up the cable and pried the e-brake levers to the released position inside the drum until I can get new cables.
Brakes are working great now! Now I gotta order some brake cables.