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Old 12-13-2020, 12:10 PM   #1
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Default Proper way to adjust brakes

Is there a service bulletin on how to or a proper sequence on how to adjust brakes?? 1939 Ford/Mercury
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Old 12-13-2020, 12:41 PM   #2
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Default Re: Proper way to adjust brakes

Get a copy of 1939 and 1940 engine & chassis repair manual. It is available from several venders and covers brake adjustment .
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Old 12-13-2020, 12:50 PM   #3
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Default Re: Proper way to adjust brakes

Here you go: Shows brake adjustment and E-brake adjustment. To maintain the 25 pound adjustment pressure on the brake pedal I place a clean towel and a clean piece of clean plywood against the front of the seat bottom and a bathroom scale wedged between the plywood and the brake pedal with a length of 2 x 4..
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Old 12-13-2020, 02:11 PM   #4
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