Rear drum brakes dragging~ it never ends

So heres the deal, the wifes 64 rambler I had a rear wheel lock up, pulled the drum and found a chunk of the lining broken off and im ***uming jambed in between the shoe and the drum, removed it and back in buisness.fast forward a bit at some point set the E-brake and it never fully released, cables not moving when it was released. I pull the drums agian and disconnect the E-brake cables. noticed the shoes were worn only on the backing plate side. Theres a ridge on the drum side I ***umed that the shoes were contacting and not able to enagage on that side. Replaced with new shoes. And now on the way home from a show the back brakes are once agian hot. Not sure where to go now. im thinking replace all the rubber lines on the car. and also thinking of replaceing the hold down springs that go through the backing plate to the shoes. any other ideas what the hell is going on?

 

Springs and cables. Is the wheel cylinder froze or sticking?

 

I remember my friend telling me a similar story a little while ago. His fairlane had dragging brakes and after replacing every thing, it was the collapsed internal walls of the rear rubber brake hose from the body to the diff that appeared to be the problem. Try that!

 

If you have self adjusters they could be mixed and on wrong side.

 

when they are draging try this, loosen the bleeder screw, see if the brakes free up, sounds like the fluid is being blocked from returning to master cylinder, rubber lines can get fluid under between inner hose and outer, is a ***** to find but does happen.

 

If the ridge you described is in the drum, you should have the drums turned. Also look
at the area on the backing plates that the shoes ride on. If there are grooves worn there, you should build them up with weld and grind them flat as original. A way to
check for release is to wrap a screen door spring or bungee cord around the shoes and
have someone slowly and easily push on the brakes. Watch the action as they are applied and released. You may have to hold one shoe back to watch the movement of the other. As mentioned hoses and constrict, will apply OK under pressure; but will be slow to let the fluid return.

 

x2 on the hose,change it out first.

 

Check your wheel cylinders as well. A wheel cylinder full of corrosion will hang up the brakes. Just had it happen on a 65 mustang.

 

I just realized I never followed up on this thread. The $5 pack of all new brake springs/hardware fixed this problem and I have had no problems with them since !