The Ford Barn

Keith True · 01-30-2026, 06:12 PM

I've always said that whoever wrote and published that article in the 60's about that stick should be paddled with it.If all your parts are good,and you adjust the brakes to the service bulletins the car will stop.Adjusting brakes to arbitrary notches on a stick makes no allowances for .020 or.050 of bends,twists,and wear in 20 or 30 different spots.Adjusting the brakes according to the bulletins,or as per the directions from a half dozen people here will get you correctly set brakes.Fine tune as needed.

01-30-2026, 06:12 PM	#8
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 3,689	Re: Brake adjustments, stick or no stick I've always said that whoever wrote and published that article in the 60's about that stick should be paddled with it.If all your parts are good,and you adjust the brakes to the service bulletins the car will stop.Adjusting brakes to arbitrary notches on a stick makes no allowances for .020 or.050 of bends,twists,and wear in 20 or 30 different spots.Adjusting the brakes according to the bulletins,or as per the directions from a half dozen people here will get you correctly set brakes.Fine tune as needed.