rear drum brake adjustments
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I just changed my rear brake shoes. My one question is after i bleed the brakes I had very little peddle, it went to the floor. I beleive thats because the wheel cylinders and shoes were not adjust all the way out. I worked the parking brake several times because I thought it would extend that adjuster screw, it worked but is that the correct way or is there another way. thanks
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Originally Posted by LCruner
I just changed my rear brake shoes. My one question is after i bleed the brakes I had very little peddle, it went to the floor. I beleive thats because the wheel cylinders and shoes were not adjust all the way out. I worked the parking brake several times because I thought it would extend that adjuster screw, it worked but is that the correct way or is there another way. thanks
I believe the adjusters will only advance the pads when the vehicles is in reverse and the brakes applied and even then only if the adjusters are working well. Since most adjusters wind up full of junk and/or rusted they usually don't work well or much at all unless you really cleaned them up when you did the pads.
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Originally Posted by LCruner
I worked the parking brake several times because I thought it would extend that adjuster screw, it worked but is that the correct way or is there another way. thanks
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