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04-26-2007 07:31 PM #1
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Drum brake adjustment
I have just rebuilt the wheel cylinders on my '65 New Yorker. (drums front and rear) How snug should the shoes be against the drums for proper adjustment? Or rather how far should I turn the adjustment wheel? How much play is there supposed to be? I think I just asked the same thing three times, but it still doesn't sound right..........
Maybe I should have said "What is the procedure for adjusting drum brakes??" BTW: these do not have the self adjusters.
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04-26-2007 07:35 PM #2
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just a light drag is all you want, if your pedal dosn't feel right, just tighen them up little by little, but still rotating to feel the drag, and see if that helps the pedal, because a good brake pedal has everything to with a good brake shoe adjustment.You don't know what you've got til it's gone
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04-26-2007 08:00 PM #3
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Originally Posted by Matt167
Actually that is what led me to this question. I started bleeding the brakes, but I couldn't ever get a good pedal. That made me believe that I didn't have the shoes adjusted out enough.
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04-26-2007 08:12 PM #4
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The way that I was taught (quite a few years ago) was to adjust hte brakes until the wheel locked. (this would center the brake shoes) then back off on the adjusters until there was a slight drag.
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04-26-2007 08:16 PM #5
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I got something right????? YIPPEE!!!!!!
I guess I will go ask the Mrs to bake me a cookie now. LMAO
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04-26-2007 08:30 PM #6
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Hey, thanks for the quick replies!! Good luck with the cookie!
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04-26-2007 09:49 PM #7
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could we carry this thread a little farther?
ie
proper adjustment from the pedal into the booster
should the rod from the pedal be perfectly straight into the back of the booster ?
proper adjustment from the booster into the master cyl
proper master cyl bleed
proper way to bleed a drum disc combination when installing new rear brake cyls and new front calipers
my case is a GM 1 ton chassis (80`s) with a 53 Ford cab
any advice you guys can give would be most appreciated,thanks in advance
brian
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04-27-2007 04:50 AM #8
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do you guys ever sleep??
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04-27-2007 03:12 PM #9
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Only when I am at work. LOL Originally Posted by 65ny
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