Re: Brake adjustment?
By the way, the adjustment is MUCH easier if you have a dedicated Model A brake wedge adjusting tool. The one sold by most vendors is too short in my opinion. Leverage is lost unless you slip a length of long pipe over the shaft to increase pulling power. Sometimes those wedges can be bears to turn without the proper leverage. Using a 1/2" open end wrench, crescent wrench or even vise grips makes the job more difficult due to slippage and space limitations. I use an old tool specifically made for adjusting brakes back in the day. Its multi-teeth compensate for worn edges on the normally square-shouldered adjusting wedge. These tools turn up at swap meets quite frequently for a dollar or two.
Marshall
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