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Falcon | Fairmont | FPV Australian and American versions. Includes the XR6 and XR8 as well as FPV models like the Typhon.
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Old 07-03-2004, 02:14 PM   #1
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brakes

i have a 65 im restoring and it worked for the last three years waiting for me to fix it and now it runs but the brakes are locked i put on a new master cylinder and 2 new front wheel cylinders and i have the ones for the back but i cant get the drums off the back either side and the back wheels wont rotate i thought if i bled the brakes it might help but it didnt help anything the brake pedal still goes to the ground after i bledthe brakes can anyone tell me hoe to get the back drums off and solve the brake pedal problem
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Old 07-07-2004, 09:03 AM   #2
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Re: brakes

Are the shoes siezed to the drums or something? Have you tried rapping the drum with a rubber mallet to break it free?

The drums should come off pretty easily.
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