Mike,
Turn the adjuster until th wheel locks up, then back off. I usually back
off just one notch because it always seems like the brake adjustment will
loosen up some within a brief use period or ebrake usage, but the manula
says "until the shoes no longer rub". I don't think I'd go over two
"clicks" though. Too lose will also effect you ebrake.
The brakes cable has an adjuster on it if you still aren't getting any
grab. The adjuster are the nuts holdin the cable at the rear housing
bracket. See if that helps. Come to think of it, I remember now that '78s
have a different setup where it attached top the housing. There is a
reinforced rubber strap holding things together. Is it damaged or weakened
at at? If there is not an a set of adjustment nuts there, try the ones at
the rear bulkhead.
Gerard
At 11:49 AM -0500 1/6/02, Michael Graziano wrote:
>Hey all. Spent an hour yesterday working on the rear brakes of the Midget.
>Yes, bad thumb and all. Everything was in better shape than I thought it
>would be. Cylinders are OK, and so are the shoes. I do, however, have a
>question about the adjusters. How far in should I adjust them? With the car
>jacked up in the rear (stand under each side of the rear axle), and freely
>turning a rear wheel, should I get any resistance or hear any rubbing at
>all? Or do I adjust just to the point of rubbing, and back off a bit?
>
>Also, the emergency brake cable is adjusted as far out as it can, and yet
>it won't hold the car on a mild incline (namely, my driveway). Could it be
>that the cable has stretched? Or are the rear brakes just not adjusted
>properly yet? The seat of the pants method of testing tells me that the
>rear brakes aren't working correctly yet. Just doesn't feel right when
>stopping.
>
>Car is a '78 Midget.
>
>Mike
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