Re: [FWDLK] Parking Brake Adjustment

[William Huff <whuff@xxxxxxxxxx>]

With the single piston drum brakes such as the late 60s, you can 
usually hear the drag.  I always give them a hard stomp to center the 
shoes then adjust to just take the drag sound away.  With the earlier 
two piston brakes, which I don't have as much experience with, I have 
found that without that little bit of drag one or the other wheel 
seems to give a little lurch when the brakes are applied.  Probably 
an inability to keep the brake shoes centered while making both 
adjustments on each wheel.

Regarding pulling brakes, don't forget that when a wheel pulls, it 
may not be the brake on that side pulling, but the brakes on the 
other wheel not applying properly.  I have been on wild goose chases 
that way before.

Bill Huff



At 9/15/200810:15 PM, Jan & Roger van Hoy wrote:
> I've always heard but never understood why you want a slight drag on 
> the brake shoes.  Seems like you'd want them to just clear.  Could 
> someone explain?
>
> --Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56 
> Plymouth, '66 Plymouth, '41 Dodge
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Jones" <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 3:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Parking Brake Adjustment
>
>
> > When adjusting, you can get them a little off center, which will 
> > also produce a slight drag.
> > Before  deciding you've finished the adjustment. press hard on the 
> > brake pedal.
> > This will make the shoes work and center them on the drum.
> > Then recheck and see if you have a slight and equal drag on all the 
> > wheels or at least the same on each end.
> >
> > Ray
> >
> > On Sep 15, 2008, at 11:13 AM, eastern sierra Adj Services wrote:
> >
> >
> > You want to have the fronts (and I presume the rears, too) to be
> > adjusted so that you hear a light constant resistance when the wheel is
> > spun around.
> >
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