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jquinlan · 05-29-2021, 08:18 PM

I’m trying to adjust brakes on a 29 Fordor but have run into a problem. The front passenger side brakes don’t adjust. When you turn the adjustment nut clockwise it just keeps turning until it gets to the end and you can spin the tire by hand. If I crank down hard to do another click it will lock the wheel up and that’s as far as the adjuster will go. It’s either free spinning or locked.

I took it apart this afternoon and put two new adjustment arms in the brake assembly but that didn’t make a difference. The adjuster wedge looks good – I didn’t have a replacement for that. The threads on the adjuster wedge were fine and it will thread in all the way.

What could cause brakes to not be adjustable? I’m stumped

05-29-2021, 08:18 PM	#1
jquinlan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Foley, Al Posts: 142	Problem adjusting one of the front brakes I’m trying to adjust brakes on a 29 Fordor but have run into a problem. The front passenger side brakes don’t adjust. When you turn the adjustment nut clockwise it just keeps turning until it gets to the end and you can spin the tire by hand. If I crank down hard to do another click it will lock the wheel up and that’s as far as the adjuster will go. It’s either free spinning or locked. I took it apart this afternoon and put two new adjustment arms in the brake assembly but that didn’t make a difference. The adjuster wedge looks good – I didn’t have a replacement for that. The threads on the adjuster wedge were fine and it will thread in all the way. What could cause brakes to not be adjustable? I’m stumped __________________ Jim