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nkaminar · 11-23-2020, 09:43 PM

I agree with JB OB. "Now we are getting somewhere." If you turn out the adjusters all the way then the shoes will not contact the drums and the wedge will bottom out causing the "hard brake pedal." If the adjusters cannot be turned in to the point where you can lock up the drums then you may have the same situation where the wedge is bottoming out.

Make sure the levers are 15 degrees forward of vertical on the front brakes when the rods are connected and the brakes are adjusted. In my car I back off the adjuster one click from locked and then check for equal temperature of the drums after a test drive. But there are many ways to adjust the brakes on a Model A.

Is it time for new shoes for the old lady? Of is there something else wrong?

11-23-2020, 09:43 PM	#28
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,900	Re: Hard Brake Pedal - Update on Post #9 I agree with JB OB. "Now we are getting somewhere." If you turn out the adjusters all the way then the shoes will not contact the drums and the wedge will bottom out causing the "hard brake pedal." If the adjusters cannot be turned in to the point where you can lock up the drums then you may have the same situation where the wedge is bottoming out. Make sure the levers are 15 degrees forward of vertical on the front brakes when the rods are connected and the brakes are adjusted. In my car I back off the adjuster one click from locked and then check for equal temperature of the drums after a test drive. But there are many ways to adjust the brakes on a Model A. Is it time for new shoes for the old lady? Of is there something else wrong? __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.