Early Ford juice brakes

[Deucenut]

Ok thanks fellas…so by “adjusting correctly” the lower eccentrics, do you mean give them more or less drag? And thanks again, this is my first car with early ford brakes…my others have had discs in the front and I don’t want that for this car.

[hueyhoolihan]

Originally Posted by Deucenut

Ok thanks fellas…so by “adjusting correctly” the lower eccentrics, do you mean give them more or less drag? And thanks again, this is my first car with early ford brakes…my others have had discs in the front and I don’t want that for this car.

i recently had the hydraulic rear brake shoes off of my '41 and had to readjust them after re-assembly, and to be honest the lower adjustment were a real PITA and i didn't notice much difference one way or the other. i simply set the lower so as to permit the drum to turn. it was a hassle dealing with the adjustment mechanism and eventually i had had enough and so did most of the adjusting using the upper eccentric adjusters.

if you never hear from me again, assume this is bad advice.