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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 01:00 PM
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Question What happens to unadjusted brake shoes?

I didnt adjust my shoes all the way so my E-Brake has 25 clicks instead of the specification of around 11-17 clicks. I wont have time ti readjust for a few days. How bad is that, will it hurt anything?
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 01:11 PM
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Should not hurt anything. The e-brake adjustment is just in front of the gas tank, take up the slack in the cable.
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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It doesnt matter that the adjustments under the wheel cylinder are not correct? Aren't the shoes gapped from the drum more than they should be?
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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They should self-adjust with parking brake application. However, as the shoes wear, you need to take up the slack of the parking brake cable. If the self-adjuster wheel is frozen, then yes, you may need to free it and take up the gap there.
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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You should back off on the e-brake adjuster, then adjust the rear shoes up till they are just touching the drum. Then adjust your e-brake up.
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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they should self adjust. Try backing up a few times and pulling the parking brake. If that doesn't work just pull off the wheels and drums and adjust. Doesn't take long.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 04:33 AM
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You adjust it while the drums are on, though.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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backing up does nothing in a Toy (your thinking GM), adjust them by pulling the ebrake until you arm feels like it's gonna fall off.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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The adjuster could be siezed up. I had to take mine (both sides) apart and clean em and grease the hell out of em. Work fine now .

you can adjust it through a hole in the backing plate . theres a little rubber grommet that pops into the hole you have to remove.
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