In message <Pine.SUN.3.91.950711123056.28754B-100000@netcom13>  writes:
> On Tue, 11 Jul 1995, Mike White wrote:
> 
> > Coincidentally, last night I was under the bus replacing brake lines. 
> > I had to do the two front rubber ones, and the metal ones, as I 
> > snapped one off.  I was pleasantly surprised to find the brakes 
> > are much better, but alas, I will have to adjust the stars 
> > tonight, as the thing is still pulling very hard to the right.
> > Good luck on the long brake line <ACK!>
> 
> What I find funny is that it seems like all split window busses have 
> problems with the brakes.  :)  I want to replace everything on mine in 
> the hope that t'll stop pulling to the right, and to stop the leaking 
> master cylinder.  Does ANYONE on this list have a splitty with perfect 
> brakes?
> 
> Bradley

My splitty has perfect brakes, once I stop hard a couple of times. The problem 
is that if I leave the beast sitting around for a month or more and then go to 
stop, it usually pulls hard to the right.  I think that the shoes might stick to
the drums a little, or maybe some brake fluid's getting in there. Whatever the 
case, a few good hard stops usually "machines" the drums/shoes so that 
subsequenst stops are fine.  If I drive it every day I don't get the problem.

BTW, I've got a '65 (single master cylinder), and crusty old brake lines.

-Erik, FWIW.

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