['31 Patina]

The Les Andrews book doesn't tell how to adjust the brake pedal to the cross shaft. After having my brake shoes relined, drums turned, shoes arched to drums, new rods and other brake parts I made the mistake of putting everything back together without starting with adjusting the brake pedal to the cross shaft. Should adjusting the brake pedal to the shaft be the very first step before I put the service brake rods on? Or can I leave the brake rods on and adjust the pedal to the shaft accordingly?

I followed the Les Andrews instructions on how to adjust the brakes and when I went to use the board with notches cut in it (the tool used to put pressure on the pedal while you adjust the brakes accordingly) I found that my brake pedal was already half way forward, towards the front of the car, but the cross shaft was in the vertical postion. So I assume I need to adjust the brake pedal to the cross shaft? How do you do this? Should I disconnect all the rods and start over?