Just digitized a guide I made for myself to speed up the adjustment process on my (perfectly fine) Huck brakes. I put this diagram on a clipboard or taped it to the inner fender so I could refer to it as I was sitting infront of my brake assembly. Adjusting the wheel cylinders isn't so bad with the brake drum off (you can see how things move) but once you put the drum on, trying to remember all the geometry is hard, so I hand drew the original of this guide to help.
Hopefully, it makes sense if you have it in front of you while you are facing the front of the brake assembly. The wheel cylinders are all the same so it doesn't matter which side of the truck you are on (pass or driver). All "Left" and "Right" references are to you as you face the wheel cylinder (either exposed, or underneath the drum).
The backing plate is shown edgewise as you reach around from either side. So, to adjust out on the right side, you insert the lever high on the adjustment wheel, with the handle low. Pull up on the lever to adjust that side out. And so on for the others. Does this work?
Does this also apply to Bendix brakes?
Thanks for any input. I'm hoping to save people from aggravation and speed up their adjusting.
r/s John
~ John
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