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Patrick L. · 01-05-2014, 01:55 PM

Just a quick question that I haven't seen mentioned here. How are you adjusting the brakes, fronts in particular ? Are you using the wedges along with the rod clevis ? In other words, have you set the wedges correctly just so the front brakes have an ever so light slight drag ? The levers should be forward of vertical by about 15º. Then adjust the length of the rod to just be able to insert the clevis with the slack removed. Don't have the axle hanging when doing this, have the stands under the axle or the wheels on the floor. If thats all been done with bad results, then its time to dive inside. Sorry, just wanted to be sure to cover the basics first.
OH, as Purdy mentioned, the chamfer is necessary.

01-05-2014, 01:55 PM	#9
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: Front brake adjustment Just a quick question that I haven't seen mentioned here. How are you adjusting the brakes, fronts in particular ? Are you using the wedges along with the rod clevis ? In other words, have you set the wedges correctly just so the front brakes have an ever so light slight drag ? The levers should be forward of vertical by about 15º. Then adjust the length of the rod to just be able to insert the clevis with the slack removed. Don't have the axle hanging when doing this, have the stands under the axle or the wheels on the floor. If thats all been done with bad results, then its time to dive inside. Sorry, just wanted to be sure to cover the basics first. OH, as Purdy mentioned, the chamfer is necessary.