Re: A silly brake question

[Ken Ames <amesk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Your fears are true. The star wheel, cable, etc. are at the rear. Also, the rear
shoe has the longer lining as compared to the front shoe, in case you got those
backwards also. :)

Ken Ames

Quoting Thomas L Middlemast <tlm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hello All,
> 
> I recently got a 72 Gremlin X 258, manual everything. It had been sitting
> for a few years so I had (have) to redo the brakes. Happily, the front drums
> were OK to just have turned so I did that & put in all new from the metal
> lines down (Have yet to do the rears - money & time do not always go hand in
> hand)
> 
> I have seen the online diagrams for my brakes. Years ago I did some on a 72
> Hornet (my first car! This is my return to my youth project) I have the
> general setup AOK.
> 
> Could anyone tell me how the adjuster is set up? I fear I have put it in
> backwards. I "think" that the cable and the star wheel are to the rear on
> both sides. (if so, I did do it backwards!)
> 
> Thanks in advance!!
> 
> Thomas L Middlemast
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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