[Terry M. Hunt]

I've been using silicone brake fluid for over 25 years in 4 cars, so I'm familiar with its drawbacks. Haven't had this low pedal issue with any of the other cars. Still, the easiest thing to try first is another bleed session or two, so I'll do that. Given the fact that I started with a completely empty system, I can see how it may take longer(more sessions) to purge all the bubbles. I'm positive I got the short shoe and long shoe in the correct position, because I recall searching on these forums to confirm what shoe went it front and what shoe in back before I started the brake job, since I recall the '65 shop manual(and other years as well) showing this backwards. I did the brake work one side at a time, so there would be no chance of mixing left and right parts. The adjusters went back on the wheel they came off of, and since I did not have this low pedal issue in the past, I don't believe the adjusters have gotten mixed up. However, if further bleeding doesn't solve this, I will pull both front drums and recheck shoe position and adjuster function. Seems like it has to be one these three things causing my problem.