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1. Rear Brake Adjustment Question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 11:49:23 -0500; 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; /html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00343.html (7,764 bytes)
2. Re: Rear Brake Adjustment Question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 09:12:09 -0800 (PST); One way to see if the cable is stretched is to pull the emergency brake handle up three or four clicks. Tighten the adjusters until there is significant drag (almost til you can't turn the wheels an; /html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00345.html (8,269 bytes)
3. Re: Rear Brake Adjustment Question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 12:18:00 -0800; 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; /html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00354.html (9,420 bytes)
4. Fw: Rear Brake Adjustment Question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 15:57:20 -0500; After messing with the position of the shoes (new units or just having moved them) ...yes....crank it down till it's tight. It'll help center them. Then back them off a bit The hydraulics should only; /html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00357.html (9,425 bytes)
5. Re: Rear Brake Adjustment Question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 16:50:08 EST; I am thinking of converting a rod brake type e-brake to the late 1500 Midget cable system on the basis that it is neater, lighter and simpler. Has anyone done this before, where does the bracket for; /html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00360.html (7,704 bytes)
6. Re: Rear Brake Adjustment Question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 22:39:42 -0000; the set-ip for the 1500 is much simpler than for the earlier models. I think that the advantages are much more to do with fewer moving parts and less "lost motion" in the linkages due to wear than i; /html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00362.html (8,281 bytes)

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