[FWDLK] Fwd: Addams family adjustments..

[eastern sierra Adj Services <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>]

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• From: esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx (eastern sierra Adj Services)
• Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:17:04 -0700

..speaking of Lurch, Bill, that's what my Bendix brakes tend to do, on
immediate brake application.

After that initial Lurch, the brakes apply a constant effort, so, I'm
thinking that your suggestion to stomp on the brakes before (and after)
the shoe adjustments are made makes sense, to "center" the shoes against
the drums.

It's worth a try. Lurch is not very likeable.

Neil Vedder 


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• From: William Huff <whuff@xxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:40:14 -0400

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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