> I doubt the adjusters have been touched for quite some time which is why this
> is such a bear. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to free these things
> up?
>
My '69 MGB has very similar adjusters on it so I do have a suggestion (see
below).
> I was thinking about squaring the inside of a nut to the right dimensions and
> hammering it over the adjuster so I could use a socket with an extension and
> try some additional leverage but I don't want to break the end of the
> adjuster off.
>
I too wanted to avoid breaking or striping the adjuster, so what I did was
to take everything apart first. I found that once the break shoes were off,
I could take out the little adjuster pieces that the shoes rest against and
be down to just the adjuster itself. Then I put liquid wrench on it from
both sides and got on the back with what I think was a 1/4 inch open end
wrench and slowly worked the adjuster screw loose with minimal pressure. I
think if I had tried this with all the other pieces still in place, it would
have wanted to bind up and I would get nowhere. Once I had the adjuster screw
loose, I put a little grease on all the adjuster parts and put it all back
together, and Vola! Rear brakes that are EASY to adjust!
> I'd hate to have to resort to bringing it in to Midas or some garage ...
Yea, I really hate that too. I'll go to almost any lenght to do something
that I know I *SHOULD* be able to do myself.
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Andy Haber (andyh@hdw.csd.harris.com)
Harris Computer Systems Division, Ft Lauderdale, FL
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