Steve
I think this comes down to personal preferences. I used to leave a
little resistance but sometimes it seemed that the brake drums were too hot
after driving and barely using the brakes. Heat means too much drag and it
also mean parts are wearing faster. I now back off the adjustment to no
resistance then check to make sure the brake pedal feels OK, that the brakes
work correctly when driving and park brake works well.
From your description I would back the adjuster off one more click
and then check the brake pedal and the braking function, that's my
preference.
Ron Fraser
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From: owner-tigers@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-tigers@Autox.Team.Net] On
Behalf Of Steve Sage
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 3:00 PM
To: TIGERS@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Brake Adjustment Question
I've adjusted my rear brakes numerous times but would appreciate some
clarification. The shop manual (page 3, Section K) says to screw in the
adjuster until resistance is felt and then unscrew it 2 clicks, at which
point the wheel spins completely free on my car. I've been told by a
couple of Tiger people that I should instead adjust them until I do feel
slight resistance when spinning the rear wheels. This seems to be a bit
of a contradiction. I've set them now so when I spin them there's very
slight resistance and the wheels come to a stop on their own, after
about two spins, meeting a little bit of resistance from the rear shoes.
Thanks!
Steve Sage
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