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Re: rear brake shoes and adjustments

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Subject: Re: rear brake shoes and adjustments
From: "the jolly rancher..." <njaremka@eng.buffalo.edu>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 23:04:27 -0400 (EDT)
On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, Trevor Boicey wrote:

> the jolly rancher... wrote:
> > screw clockwise to tighten, or counter clockwise to loosen, untill you can
> > no longer turn the wheel. then slacken of the adjuster one click. 
> 
>   I would think this should read "until you no longer feel the
> brakes dragging" instead of "can no longer turn the wheel".
> 
>   I am thinking that one click away from "can't turn the wheel" would
> still have the brakes applied a little. Don't want that.
> 

well, i must also say, i can sometimes be wrong.  that other thing about
useing the emergency brake to adjust the rear brakes has been refered to
me also.  maybe my response was a little hasty, but i only wanted to help.

happy motoring :)

nik


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