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Drum Brakes

Post by ant7377 on Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:34 pm

How do you guys like to adjust your drum brakes when first replacing them ? Do you have the adjuster all the way in ? Or just a little out if so how do you know it far out enough?

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Re: Drum Brakes

Post by Joe73 on Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:32 pm

I thread them all the way in after they're cleaned and I'm reassembling. Then I just spoon them, with the tire on, until I have some slight drag.

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Re: Drum Brakes

Post by Ghost Rider on Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:37 am


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Re: Drum Brakes

Post by Mcarlo77 on Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:28 am

"Ditto". As added insurance, I always back down the driveway a few times while hitting the brakes kind of hard to allow them to self-adjust to their proper position.

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