> > 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.
> > 
> Well, since it's come up, what causes that hard pulling when you first
> stop? My '67 has only recently started doing that, and as far as i can
> tell, none of the cylinders are leaking. It pulls really hard to the
> right the first 3 or 4 times I stop, then is fine, then starts to pull
> to the left. What might be behind this?
> Thanks
> Richard
> 

Yeah, yeah, me too, except my '60 goes to the left.  It just started doing
this a week or so ago.  It clears up after the first few brake applications,
but can reset itself if I pop on the fwy for a half hour or so.
Associated with this new hard-pulling-when-not-used-for-awhile effect is
a whir/metal grinding sound, but it too goes away when the brakes clear
themselves out.  What gives?  Nice to know before I replace the world.

Danny D.
'60 camper