Brake Adjustment 1936 Mechanical

[Brian]

Further to all the above, I always use a gravelled driveway or similar to do the final adjustment. Easy to see skid marks in the gravel, back off the brake that gives the longest skidmark, until you've got a nice balance.

 

[Duncan]

Brilliant.

 

[Duncan]

I use an infrared thermometer to adjust my 35 Phaeton brakes. I drive it a while and then measure the temperature of the drums. If one it too hot I loosen it. If one is too cool I tighten it. When they are all about the same I think they are adjusted about right. Jim in San Jose.

Brilliant.

 

[billybronco1]

Yes, just like the rear brakes, both shoes will move outward at the bottom when the brake pedal is depressed. That's the function of the wedge 68-2050 shown in #19, namely to force the rollers at the bottom of the brake shoes outward taking the brake shoes with them.


A 7/16" eight point socket is a good substitute for one of the original special purpose adjusting wrenches.

I still could not get one more click on the adjustment with a 7/16 eight point socket, it just slipped. Car stops fairly well but hoped for one more click on each wheel. I still have very little drag on each wheel.

 

[jayvee34]

I am re-doing my brakes and all this info is being very useful to me. Thanks to all of the
above comments. (great forum).