I'm working on a 31 coupe.
When I got the car, brakes were essentially non-existent. Stopping distance was well over 150 feet at 25 miles per hour.
Under the car, I found all clevis adjustments were maxed. Pulling the rods into the clevis pins. Wear patterns on the drums indicated that minimum friction was applied via the worn brake shoes.
I opted for completely rebuilt backing plates all the way around, new everything including drums. Also replaced the operating pins.
All that I purchased is going back together, except the front service rods. With 2 pills in, I'm still at about 23 degrees, leaning the arm levers too far forward for the rods to reach the crossbar. I'm off by about a half inch. The adjusting wedge is backed all the way out.
Long question - short, am I needing to replace the actuator rods or am I missing something else?
When I got the car, brakes were essentially non-existent. Stopping distance was well over 150 feet at 25 miles per hour.
Under the car, I found all clevis adjustments were maxed. Pulling the rods into the clevis pins. Wear patterns on the drums indicated that minimum friction was applied via the worn brake shoes.
I opted for completely rebuilt backing plates all the way around, new everything including drums. Also replaced the operating pins.
All that I purchased is going back together, except the front service rods. With 2 pills in, I'm still at about 23 degrees, leaning the arm levers too far forward for the rods to reach the crossbar. I'm off by about a half inch. The adjusting wedge is backed all the way out.
Long question - short, am I needing to replace the actuator rods or am I missing something else?
