Re: A silly brake question
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Re: A silly brake question



If you to my website, there's a picture of an assembled rear brake in the parking brake cable R&R page (it should be the same brake setup you have). The direct link to it is http://www.mattsoldcars.com/RestoreAmerican/ebrake-pics.shtml. It's not a super detailed picture but you can get the general idea. It does sound like you put it together backwards.

You also need to make sure that you get the jack screw on the correct side of the car. One has a left hand thread and the other a right hand thread. It should be marked as to which side it goes on. If you're not sure, turning down on the star wheel should cause the shoes to move outwards.

You should also make sure that you put a small dab of white grease on each of the brake shoe rub points on the backing plates (those are shown on the above page) to make sure the shoes move smoothly.

Also, it's a little late now but for anyone else doing their first drum brake job (or it's a different type of brake, or it's just been a long time), it's always best to do one side at a time or take a picture of the brake *after* you've hosed it down with brake cleaner so you have a point of reference.

Matt

At 07:02 PM 11/13/2004 -0500, you wrote:
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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