Recent content by chiefsteve

You could just mount the drum and wheel to see if it wobbles or if the brake rubs. You can do that without the machine shop tool. You have a new drum so it should be true and unwarped and any irregularity would be an axel hub that is bent. It looks like you have a one piece axel shaft so you...

I am not certain your '79 CJ has Power Brakes. One of my '84 CJ-7s has no Power Brakes, so I am not certain this is your problem. Without listening to it, I would suspect the booster diaphragm if stopping is difficult and possible with great force. However, you did not mention you had any...