Can this be said on the list?

[sciroccos at earthlink.net (Jim Ruffi)]

Yeah, drum brakes suck ass.
They'll only work properly if you get 'em adjusted first...

With the wheels on and the car in the air (parking brake off):

Loosen the parking brake cable adjusters.

1. Adjust the star nuts on the adjusters until the back brakes lock up, then
back them off a little until you can just spin the tires.  To adjust, use a
medium screwdriver though the hole in the backing plate (remove the rubber
plug)

2. Pump the brakes a few times to get the whole thing seated....maybe pull
the brake lever and release, then pump again.

3. 	Check the tires again.  You want them to just begin to spin freely.  A
little bit of resistance is fine.

Repeat 1-3 as needed.

Adjust parking brake cables.

HTH

Jim



>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org]On
>Behalf Of Julie Macfarlane
>Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 4:25 PM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Can this be said on the list?
>
>
>fuck drum brakes.
>I have spent 5 hours working on the damn things. Brake cables were
>the easy
>part. Replaced the shoes as well as all the hardware.
>It stops. But I think by fronts only.
>Set the brake cable for grip on the rears? And the cable is almost at the
>end of adjustment and no god damn grip.
>
>Can you tell I am tired and pissed?
>
>I am tired of this crap today. I dont even want to drive the thing.
>
>Julie Macfarlane
>"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
>1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
>Amsterdam NY
>
>
>
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