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Hello I put rear brake shoes on my 1948 desoto deluxe. All went well just seems lik ethe are rubbing A little bit like i can feel it when i drive. I can see adjuster son back of plate. I turn it one way and it stops half a turn . turn the other way stops agian. were on the adjustment wil it give me the least amout of surface to surface on pads and drum. Hope that makes sence . I turn it all the way to right it gets dang tight all the way to left dang tight agian on drum thank you (= also have a question concerning Parking brake it doesent seem to dis ingage compltetly as well thank you (= for all your help !!
If you replaced your shoes you need to do what is called a major adjustment. First back off the adjusters you have been playing with until there is no drag. The bottom anchor bolts need to be turned until a very, very light drag is felt. Then do the minor adjustment by turning the top adjuster cams downwards until a slight drag is felt. On the rear wheels this will mean one will be turned clockwise and the other counterclockwise. Again, I strongly recommend going to the Imperial Club site and finding this procedure in the repair section. The park brake adjustment is done by setting the proper clearance on the brake drum at the rear of the transmission. Loosen the cable adjustment nut with the brake handle in the off position. Adjust the brake band then adjust the cable. If the cable isn't seized the brake should hold and release now. http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Lit/ ... /index.htm
Tim Mabry
The Lost Cause Garage
47 Suburban
57 Sportsman 4dr HT
thank you so much taht was so much help i have a repairbook but the lingo and how it was written is kinda confusing. not to many pictures but allot of words i had know i dea waht they were talking about. like anchor bolts. thanks to your great info and that link you have helped me greatly thank you sosos much for your Help i dident want to mess anything up (=
