Front brake adjustment
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Cargo Master
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Northern California
Front brake adjustment
My rear wheels keep locking up, real easy. And the fronts don't seem to be helping much.
I understand the process for adjusting the rear brakes is to get it close, then backup 10 feet and stop, then keep repeating the backup/stop processs until they adjust.
Is this the same process for the front brakes?
73 F250 4x4 D44 front 4wheel drums, power brakes.
I understand the process for adjusting the rear brakes is to get it close, then backup 10 feet and stop, then keep repeating the backup/stop processs until they adjust.
Is this the same process for the front brakes?
73 F250 4x4 D44 front 4wheel drums, power brakes.
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Joined: Sep 2000
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From: Central Oregon
Front brake adjustment
Yes, your procedure is correct, IF your automatic adjusters are working properly. And from my experience that's a pretty IFFY assumption.
If you remove the little rubber or spring caps from the backing plates on the bottom, you can access the adjusters to manually adjust the brakes. I forget which way you have to turn them, but it is pretty obvious because the self-adjusters prevent them from turning backward. If you over-do and get them too tight, you need to reach thru the slot with an extra screwdriver and push the self-adjusting lever out of the way while you turn the adjuster back to a tolerable level. If you shine a flashlight thru the slot, you can probably see which way the threads run on the adjuster, and what you need to do!
Good Luck, Steve
If you remove the little rubber or spring caps from the backing plates on the bottom, you can access the adjusters to manually adjust the brakes. I forget which way you have to turn them, but it is pretty obvious because the self-adjusters prevent them from turning backward. If you over-do and get them too tight, you need to reach thru the slot with an extra screwdriver and push the self-adjusting lever out of the way while you turn the adjuster back to a tolerable level. If you shine a flashlight thru the slot, you can probably see which way the threads run on the adjuster, and what you need to do!
Good Luck, Steve
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Joined: Oct 2002
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Front brake adjustment
Yeah, I helped some guy do that and it locked his up, and I guess he was like 4 miles from his house... So I would recomend doing this close to home... Just in case....
