Posted by Vaughn on Wednesday, January 01, 2003 at 8:40PM :
In Reply to: Brake adjustment on 49 PW posted by Marc C on Wednesday, January 01, 2003 at 4:40PM :
After the brake and hub assemblies have been reassembled and the hub bearings have been adjusted properly, follow these procedures, unless you have the proper tool to adjust the shoes:
1. Face the back of the brake plate and turn the Anchor bolts until the bolt’s arrow or center punch marks, point toward each other. To adjust the heel of the shoe, turn the right hand Anchor bolt counter-clockwise and the left Anchor bolt clockwise. In doing so, the heel of the shoe will move downward and outward toward the drum.
2. Looking through the drum inspection hole, place a .006 feeler gauge between the shoe and the drum shoe surface and adjust heel to .006.
3. To adjust the toe of the shoe, move the inspection hole up to the shoe’s toe. Looking through the drum inspection hole, place a .012 feeler gauge between the shoe and the drum shoe surface and adjust toe to .012.
4. Recheck the clearance of both adjustments and modify as needed.