| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,747 | If you're running Bendix brakes, the above procedure will guarantee draggy brake shoes after a few stops. Adjust the shoes to get a firm drag (not locked up) and back the star wheel off one turn. That's 10 clicks on a normal coarse tooth wheel, or 20 on a fine tooth wheel that's used with self-adjusting brakes. Ignore any slight noise after you start loosening the adjuster- - - -the shoes free-float at the bottom and even a properly-adjusted brake might scuff a little until the brakes are applied and the shoes self-center. Jerry
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