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Subject:Re: pulsing rear brakes
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Wed, 1 Aug 2007 09:38:16 -0700

On 8/1/07, Florian Speier <groups.florian@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> the brakes on my 87 are pulsing (I mean, the pedal pulses when you press
> it,
> I do not have to pump, there is good pressure) at speeds over 40mph, the
> faster the stronger. This is after I just redid the rear brakes with new
> shoes. any input on what i could have done wrong?
>
> thanks a lot
> flo

Assuming it's the rear brakes, it may just need to bed in. Sometimes, the
arc of the brake shoes do not match the worn drums. In time they wear to the
correct shape -- unless you want to re-arc the shoes.=)

BenT

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