Michael:
No need to go inside the rear drums. The adjuster is a square
headed stud that is on the differential side of the brake drum, near the
bottom edge. You can't miss it.
Release the handbrake. Jack up the rear of the car and put a
wrench on that puppy and tighten (clockwise) a quarter turn, then try to
rotate the wheel by hand. Repeat until you feel the wheel dragging, then
back off 1/4 turn. Repeat for the other side.
Cheers,
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of SamuelsMA@aol.com
Sent: September 05, 2005 5:11 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: handbrake adjustment
<snip>
At present, my handbrake is
too loose, so that pulling it fully up really doesn't imobilize the
rear
wheels. I read the section in the Haynes manual. Before adjusting the
2 cables,
it states that the rear wheels should be removed and the rear brakes
adjusted.
If the car is braking fine, is there any need to get into the rear brake
drums when adjusting the handbrake? Otherwise, the adjustment is done
from the
transmission tunnel area.
Thanks.
Michael
'76 Tahiti Blue
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