MrPeepers

I did a search but couldn't find a clear answer on this. I did my rear brakes last night on the 95 runner. The first one I adjusted before puttinghte drum on. THe second one I ran out of time and cranked the adjuster all the way small so I could put the drum on quick and get the wheel on. NOw my pedal has a bit of travel and the ebrake has to be pulled quite a ways. Do I need to take that one back off, or can I just do teh backup and slam the brake trick a bunch of times to get the loose side tightened up with the self adjuster? Anyone know for sure?

Brenjen

you could just crawl under it with a flathead & adjust it out some. There's a port cover over the adjuster, pull it off & *whal-lah* easy peasy

Philbert

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That cover comes OFF? I remember it as a "slit" in the backside of the brake housing, with the teeth of the adjuster gear showing, which you could manually adjust from the outside with a small flathead...but didn't know there was a cover that came off (unless mine disappeared years ago and I've never see it!).

I've heard that you want to, with new shoes, adjust it so that you actually have some slight resistance on the drum at first, and burn that layer off as they adjust in the first few hundred miles - this way they toelrance will always be small when you use the rear brakes.

MrPeepers

Oh so from the back side there is a port? Cool I'll have to look for this when I get home.

Thanks!

Hey Philbert are you in San Diego? We just got those signs in your Avatar here at Mission beach and Ocean Beach, too funny. As if you would go west when you are at the beach in a Tsunami if it weren't for those signs(not that I have ever seen anything even close to a Tsunami in my 36 years here)

Brenjen

Most older vehicles are missing the covers lol, the rubber hardens over time & when people pry them off they crumble & they never get replaced (usually)
Yeah Mrpeepers, just look at the bottom of the backing plate, under the axle housing, you'll see a little oval cover, pry that off & the teeth will be visible - up is tightening the shoes iirc

InternetRoadkill

Just pull and release the parking brake lever at the rear wheel on each side until you feel the tension come up. Let the self-adjusters do their thing.

whokrz

Pulling your ebrake in and out repeatedly should adjust it. After doing it for awhile your ebrake will get harder to pull which means that it is adjusted.
Be careful driving like it currently is because it will not stop very well.

Western Canuk

2X on that

Last time I had mine done the brake guy explained that to me. It also a really good reason to keep your E-brake working and using it regularly.

Brenjen

quicker to just flick it a few times with a screwdriver if it was completely loose, but whatever floats your boat I guess.

Jay351

I do the e-brake method. Make sures everything working and doing its job.

I like to reverse till about 3,000rpm then reef on the e-brake. Do that 10 times and its usually all good!

Brenjen

I do that to keep the rear brakes adjusted, but the important part is the fact one is adjusted down & one isn't....to me it just makes sense to adjust it manually first. But like I said, maybe it's just me that thinks that way - whatever floats your boat.

Jay351

It should adjust as needed


Either or should work, just dont tighten it too much by hand, its pretty easy too.. Sure makes it hard to get the drum off haha!

MrPeepers

Ok got under there last night and found the little plugs, pulled them off and was able to adjust them with a flashlight and screwdriver. Now they are tight and the truck no longer bucks forward when I stop, and the ebrake is nice and tight now too. Thanks again for all your help guys!

Philbert

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Actually, I snapped this in WASHINGTON STATE over the Xmas holidays....so funny I had to