Is used to adjust brake shoes when the drum is installed?
Tech A says that a brake spoon is used to adjust brake shoes when the drum is installed.
How often do you need to adjust drum brakes?
So manual adjustment is usually necessary every 15k miles. You don’t have to pull off the drum to adjust drum brakes..
How long do brake shoes last for?
Brake pads and shoes are generally thought to be good between 30,000-35,000 miles in urban use. In less demanding situations like highway driving in light traffic, brakes may last 80,000 miles or more.
What happens when you put new brake shoes on a drum?
There should be a detent or latching cam on the Operating Lever Assembly that the adjuster spring connects to. The adjuster needs to be reset in order to put the drums on. The purpose is to keep the face of the brake shoes near the surface of the drum as the brake shoes wear. This adjuster needs to be reset when new shoes are installed.
What do you call self actualizing drum brakes?
Drum brakes that incorporate that feature are called self-actualizing brakes. It sounds like Sigmund Freud named them. Most older cars had the wheel cylinder bolted in place at the very top (12 o’clock position) of the brake assembly. So which brake shoe was the primary one?
Can You slacken the drum on self adjusting brakes?
With self-adjusting brakes , slackening is usually neither necessary nor possible. A few cars have a hole in the drum through which you can use two screwdrivers to lift the pawl off the adjusting ratchet wheel and turn the wheel back. The brake drum may be integral with the wheel hub , or separate.
How does the shoe adjust on a drum?
The shoe adjustment on the bottom adjusts the shoes individually and automatically. Unless you don’t put it back together right, it will adjust itself properly everytime you back up then apply the brakes. Turn them both in all the way to make re-installation of the drum easy.