Okay, here is the setup I have:
Everywhere I read, there is supposed to be a star adjusting screw on the bottom center. I don't see anything there. Someone help!
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
The adjuster is right below your wheel cylinder.
You need to put the wheel back on, tighten the lug nut, there is a rubber boot you remove from behind the drum, you take a flathead screwdriver, you need to adjust the brakes outward, normally you go up with the adjuster to do this, some are down, until you have a good amount of drag when you spin the wheel.
- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new
i just adjust the screw,put on drum and spin it,and keep doing that till i feel it drag,then back it off a couple clicks.
blue02zee24 wrote:i just adjust the screw,put on drum and spin it,and keep doing that till i feel it drag,then back it off a couple clicks.
Thats not the correct way though, the brakes arent preloaded, like it is with the wheel on
- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new
that will get it close enough tho it will adjust itself as it goes believe if you do a couple hard pumps in reverse i thing gets the adjuster to rotate
JBO since July 30, 2001
drum brakes suck my ass.
i took one off of my beretta recently because i had a feeling the wheel cylinder was leaking, sure enough is was. i tried taking it apart and failed miserably. so i said F it and continue to dump a bottle of fluid in each week.
the local mechanic was $35 a side to put the parts on so when it gets warmer i'll be doing that. ive got all the parts to fix both sides, brand new drums, shoes, hardware kits and wheel cylinders.
the drums are just too damn confusing to me
Stand in the corner and SCREAM with me!!!!
randizzle wrote:NOTa2_4 wrote:that will get it close enough tho it will adjust itself as it goes believe if you do a couple hard pumps in reverse i thing gets the adjuster to rotate
bingo.
Yeah thats what i do,works everytime.
Awesome, thanks guys! I got them adjusted.
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
John Lenko wrote:Rob wrote:there is a rubber boot you remove from behind the drum,
No, there isn't.
Found out that as well. In fact, there is no access from behind the drum. You have to remove the drum completely to adjust.
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
no on certian years there is
My car may run 18s, but I can do your taxes in 10 seconds flat.
JBO lube - they would never have enough in stock and we'd never see RodimusPrime again
z yaaa, you won't want to do that forever (adding brake fluid) as i did that on an old car of mine, and eventually before i got the leak taken care of, the brake fluid ruined the backside of my tire. sooooo, a cheap part like a brake cylinder cost me an extra 70 bucks for a new baloney.
Machzel08 (Teh Jew) wrote:no on certian years there is
yea mine has as a rubber incert that i can remove to adjust my drum brakes
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