Are the drums new? If not, they may be adding to the stack-up. They may
even be worn/machined too large...
-=Chris
Chris King
http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/
<-----Original Message----->
From: Rick Fisk [refisk@chartermi.net]
Sent: 4/22/2007 6:17:51 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Help - Weird Rear Brake Problem
Bud,
It could be the adjuster wedges are too short or it could be the shoes
are
not quite right.
We ran into the same problem at Grattan a few years ago with John
Deikis'
race Midget. We couldn't adjust the rear brakes tight enough to do any
good. I believe all of the parts on John's car were original except for
the
shoes. We solved the problem by having a guy with a TIG welder add about
1/16" to the shoes in the area where the adjuster wedge contacts the
shoe.
Worked great!
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bud Pazur" <bpazur@excel.net>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 5:27 PM
Subject: Help - Weird Rear Brake Problem
> WST and I replaced the rear disc brakes on SilverStreak last year with
> later
> 948 drums. It sat all winter, and now I find that I can't adjust them.
It
> appears that the adjuster wedges ( Moss part #181-905) are not long
enough
> to
> engage the adjuster tappet (Moss #181-895). My sincere apologies ;-)
for
> referencing Mo$$ (we got all the parts from PPP), but I just want
people
> to
> know what the parts I am talking about are. When the adjuster tappet
is
> screwed all the way in, it doesn't begin to move the wedges, and
hence,
> the
> shoes, out. Has anyone encountered this problem? I want to autocross
at RA
> MOTRAH 007 in May, but this throws a monkey wrench into that plan.
>
> TIA
>
> Bud
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