[dono1]

Can you run a LH rear brake cylinder in the right drum?
Mine has one and I keep having brake problems. Should I get the crossover line and go back to original LH and RH cylinders?

[dono1]

Sorry guys it's an 85 NT with 92 WT diffs.

[want33s]

NT and WT run different rear wheel cylinders.
You say you have WT diffs but what backing plates/brakes do you have? NT 2 hose or WT 1 hose?

[dono1]

I have the WT backing plates

[want33s]

dono1 wrote:

I have the WT backing plates

The WT rear cylinders are different side to side and both different to NT.

[fordem]

Generally speaking - the differences in rear wheel cylinders are in the bleed arrangements - and once they are "plumbed" correctly, there's no reason why they can't be swapped from side to side.

What is the nature of the problem you keep having?

[dono1]

I can't get any pedal until the second pump of the brakes no matter how many times I bleed them. I looked for the bleeder under the drivers floor pan on the chassis rail that some WT's have but can't seem to find one.
I checked the booster and it's fine.
I just thought it was because someone put 2 left cylinders on.

[fordem]

Bleeding is done to get rid of trapped air - not being able to get any pedal until the second pump doesn't sound like trapped air to me.

Trapped air will usually result in the pedal being soft or "spongy" - which you don't mention - what does your pedal feel like on the second pump?

Recheck the adjustment on the rear drums and go over the front calipers carefully - something is pushing a piston back into it's cylinder so that you have to pump to get it out before you can apply pressure - loose wheel bearings, stuck caliper slide pins

[SuziBlu]

Wear seems to me.

[dono1]

I got sick of having no brakes so I pulled them all off, slide pins were siezed on one side and the rear shoes had no meat lefton them! I only changed them 6 weeks ago and i'm lucky to drive the old girl once a week!!! If I have to do the drums this often it's time for a rear disc conversion.

[want33s]

dono1 wrote:

I got sick of having no brakes so I pulled them all off, slide pins were siezed on one side and the rear shoes had no meat lefton them! I only changed them 6 weeks ago and i'm lucky to drive the old girl once a week!!! If I have to do the drums this often it's time for a rear disc conversion.

Welcome to the world of shitty drum brakes and mud.