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07-20-2005 04:29 AM #1
How do I adjust 1940 Ford front drum brakes?
I have 1940 Ford drum brakes on the front of the roadster pickup. Each shoe has 2 adjustments. There is a large adjusting nut at the bottom of each shoe, which moves the shoe closer to the drum, and also there is an eliptical cam type of adjustment about 2/3 of the way up the drum which also moves the shoe closer to or farther away from the drum. Is there any particular order involved in adjusting these brakes? On my initial setup, I turned the large nut at the bottom of each shoe untill the wheel wouldn't turn, then backed the nut off just a bit untill the wheel would turn, then repeated the procedure on the same shoe with the eliptical cam adjustment nearer the top. I have now driven the car about 200 miles, and the brakes need adjusting again---I assume this is caused by the new brakeshoes "wearing in" or "centering" in the drums, and I just wanted to verify that my procedure was correct.---any old Ford guys out there who can give me a "heads up"?Old guy hot rodder
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