Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-16-2018, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 6,283
Re: 1930 Brakes
You’ll be fine. Read the books suggested, go slowly, ask questions about parts you don’t understand. Thousands of us, maybe all of us, have been right where you are now. The Model A is very simple,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-15-2018, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 6,283
Re: 1930 Brakes
Have you read Andrews’s chapter on brakes in his red book yet? :confused: You said you had it, I believe. Many of your questions are addressed there, along with step by step instructions.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-15-2018, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 6,283
Re: 1930 Brakes
Ron, please do not confuse “replaced”with “rebuilt”. Simply replacing parts in the brake system does not necessarily make the system effective, nor rebuilt. It is a complex mechanical problem, and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-14-2018, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 6,283
Re: 1930 Brakes
Andrews discusses pills (shims) on p. 1-39 of the red book.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-14-2018, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 6,283
Re: 1930 Brakes
What was actually done on the brakes two years ago? The whole system, or only the linings? With mechanical brakes, everything has to be tight and right.
Also, what is your brake lining? I have...
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