Hi Team:
After replacing rear brake shoes, I finished by adjusting the shoes on a BJ8 with the square headed brake adjuster.
The manual says to tighten, until there is slight resistance stopping the wheel from rotating, then back off two clicks.
However, what is not clear to me is that during each partial quarter turn, before the click, there seems some restistance offered by the brake shoes to the drums until the next "click" or detent is reached.... at which time the wheel is released and rotates freely.
So following the original instructions to a tee, it is not clear, if I am supposed to keep tighening the adjuster until there is some slight resistence offered when the succesive detent is reached (then back off two clicks)?
Or, is it rather, turn the adjuster until any resistance is felt any time while tightening, then back off two clicks? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif
Help
- Andrew -
After replacing rear brake shoes, I finished by adjusting the shoes on a BJ8 with the square headed brake adjuster.
The manual says to tighten, until there is slight resistance stopping the wheel from rotating, then back off two clicks.
However, what is not clear to me is that during each partial quarter turn, before the click, there seems some restistance offered by the brake shoes to the drums until the next "click" or detent is reached.... at which time the wheel is released and rotates freely.
So following the original instructions to a tee, it is not clear, if I am supposed to keep tighening the adjuster until there is some slight resistence offered when the succesive detent is reached (then back off two clicks)?
Or, is it rather, turn the adjuster until any resistance is felt any time while tightening, then back off two clicks? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif
Help
- Andrew -