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The drums have}§¿ ng shoes on each wheel; that means when the brakes are applied, the cylinder pushes the end of the shoe that digs into the drum as it is passing (ie the top of the front shoe and the bottom of the rear shoe). Could be the right side is operating correctly and the left isn't. Maybe a bit more rust formed on the right-hand one and it grabbed more. Did the problem continue after driving it a bit? Dave. UK VW Type 3&4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.net/ ----- Original Message ----- From: John M. Kowalski <john.kowalski@zg.tel.hr> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: 27 June 1999 19:53 Subject: [T3] Rebuilt Brakes Pulling to One Side > That is, until this weekend when I pulled it out of the garage after > sitting for a week and suddenly felt the car jerk to the right when > pressing the brakes. snip With the brakes depressed slightly by the > broomstick, I found that the right and left wheels turned with the same > amount of resistance WHEN TURNED BACKWARDS. However, when I tried to turn > the front wheels in the forward direction, the RIGHT WHEEL seemed to BIND > and increased resistance to the point that it was almost impossible to > turn. Where as the left front wheel turned in the forward direction with > about the same amount of resistance that both wheels had when turned > backwards. ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org