I replaced both rear wheel cylinders, which were both leaking and in rough shape, a week or so ago. I noticed that my pedal was spongy and I'm not getting good brakes the "first stomp", and having to pump them once or twice to get enough brake. Sometimes it was to to the point that they felt (at first) that they were not going to grab at all, kind of unnerving. So today I decided to get out there and check to see if I have the adjuster screw far enough out. I had mentioned that the shop manual says to turn the screw back 14 clicks after drag is felt, so I thought that may have been too much.
When I got the drivers wheel off, I grabbed a 2x4 and applied the brake pedal while watching the cylinder. It's only pushing out the right (rear) rod, so only the back shoe is moving out to hit the drum. I guess I'll re-bleed them, but I pumped about a pint through both rear cylinders when I bled them last time. These two cylinders were brand new, with the caps still on them when I put them on. (They were parts passed along from the PO, so I don't know where they came from, but I do know he ordered most of his parts through LMC). Any ideas or suggestions as to what's wrong here, or am I missing something that's right in front of my face on this? Thanks in advance for any help on this. Lee
