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09-26-2022, 01:23 PM | #1 |
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Rear Brake Centering.
Did the fronts, but how does the tool do the rears as advertised? It says to mount with the axle nut, ... nope.
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09-27-2022, 01:25 AM | #2 |
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Re: Rear Brake Centering.
Bill, I recently had to figure out the difference between using that tool on the rear. I carefully slipped two of the rings onto the bearing journal, then set the adjustable pointer and rotate. It would be the bottom two rings in your picture.
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09-27-2022, 03:00 AM | #3 |
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Re: Rear Brake Centering.
When you use that tool, do you need to adjust the diameter of the shoes to match the diameter of the drum to allow the centering tool to measure correctly.
or Are measurements tested at different locations on both shoes to compare to each other to see if it is centered, with out setting the diameter of the shoes i do not see how it will work. Please explain , Thank you |
09-27-2022, 08:21 AM | #4 |
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Re: Rear Brake Centering.
Rear drum installation can be a pain! Make sure the parking brake band is at the smallest diameter, put the centering tool over the bearing race adjust the tool to a shoe in the middle of the shoe. Move the tool towards an end of the shoe if you can, move and adjust the tool until you can move the tool in an arc, move the shoe until the shoe is centered. Move to the other shoe, when you can turn the tool all the way around with the pointer just touching the shoes then you can install the drum
You really need to play with the tool and get a feel for it, once you do you’ll see how to use it
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09-27-2022, 09:36 AM | #5 |
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Re: Rear Brake Centering.
OK, I got it.
The instructions seem simple enough, but obviously not. It does not explain that the feeler part of the tool needs to be flipped and then reinstalled. No bearing or nut to retain the tool like the front can be used, per instructions. Might be why it seemed like a simple task. Worst part is everyone who sells the tool shares the same incomplete instructions. Regards Bill |
09-27-2022, 08:20 PM | #6 |
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09-28-2022, 10:26 AM | #7 |
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Re: Rear Brake Centering.
Wouldn't cutting "windows" in brake drums allow dirt and/or water into the brake mechanism? Doesn't sound like a good idea to me unless reserved for the race track.
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09-28-2022, 12:19 PM | #8 |
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Re: Rear Brake Centering.
Bill,
You might get a better idea of the 'goal' after reading p. 97 March, April, May 1933 Service Bulletins. A lot of very good Model A service related information in the 1932- 34 Service Bulletins. |
09-28-2022, 12:54 PM | #9 |
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Re: Rear Brake Centering.
I have used a cutaway drum to center the brake shoes. This drum is used only for centering the shoes. It is replaced with a functional drum after the shoes are centered.
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09-28-2022, 06:56 PM | #10 |
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Re: Rear Brake Centering.
The later Fords had wide spoked drums for a while. These early 30s drums are getting harder to find in usable condition. This link has the lightweight drums
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...6468&showall=1 Last edited by rotorwrench; 09-28-2022 at 07:04 PM. |
09-28-2022, 11:37 PM | #11 | |
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Re: Rear Brake Centering.
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Ted, move the shoe how? With the adjusting wedge? By bending the roller track ears? Arcing the shoes?
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09-29-2022, 07:15 AM | #12 |
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Re: Rear Brake Centering.
After replacing the new clevis ends back to the used old clevis ends, tapped the shoes with a hammer. There is just enough movement within the adjuster housing and the old clevis ends, the springs old the shoes in place. I didn’t need much to move the shoes. The end of the shoe with the clevis was smaller in diameter than the drum, the end of the shoes with the rollers was large than the drum diameter. Just a little tap with a hammer ( Big Hammer) and the springs held the shoes in place. Maybe not the right way??? but what worked for me, flat spotting the rear tires could be a problem now lol
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09-30-2022, 05:31 PM | #13 |
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10-01-2022, 04:04 AM | #14 |
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Re: Rear Brake Centering.
The shoes centre themselves when the brakes are applied. The clevis is tapered and when it sits on the adjusting wedge, it can move in and out in relation to the drum.
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10-01-2022, 07:55 AM | #15 |
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Re: Rear Brake Centering.
True, the only difference between the front and rear is the E brake. I think the real issue in this discussing should be arcing, both front and rear.
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10-01-2022, 08:13 AM | #16 |
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