Nice video, my 55 Savoy I refurbished all the brakes, and made a tool similar to yours. The manual I have states to have . 007" gap between the shoes and drum. Not sure how a guy is supposed to arrive at that! I just adjust to feel a decent drag, doing one shoe at a time.
Yeah, I really didn't read it like I probably should have. Actually not at all. I know that mine are more snug than I would have liked but I suppose that they'll "wear in" as I drive. Good luck with your '55.
@@Chuck_House_of_Mopar I'm just a shade tree wrench turner, mostly on my 72 Challenger street strip car, needed a new toy and the 55 fits the bill, thanks for helping keep these older autos on the road! Mopar or no Car!!
*CHUCK!* I always whack the shoes with either the palms of my hands or even a rubber mallet after adjusting, Chuck. Gets the shoes "settled" to where they're ultimately going to rest afterwards - and I agree, the tool is a bit useless for me. Cataracts, ugh. I got one forming right now that has actually improved the vision in my left eye (formerly astigmatism) to the point I don't need glasses. Weird! But....as the doc said, that rascal will continue until it'll all go to hell and I'll need it removed one day soon. "Old man disease" indeed. Be careful and feel better, my friend. - Ed on the Ridge
Ed, yeah I whacked them to settle them. The shoes on this car don't really need that I've determined, but it doesn't hurt. They are riding solid on those cams which go through holes in the shoes so there really is no play. Where this tool comes in is with a new set of shoes. You adjust a heel out until it rubs the drum "just right" and then you use the tool to adjust the other three settings. I figured out the explanation after the video was done and left it at that. Thanks
If the LF is pulling, take a tad out on the left, or ad a tad to the right. No need for that tool (it's a clever idea that just isn't needed). Final adjustment on drum brakes always by feel.
Thx X man. Where the tool will come in handy is when you put new shoes on. Adjust one corner out until it's just rubbing the drum and then adjust the other 3 corners to match.
@@Chuck_House_of_Mopar That's just making it more difficult. You tighten them up until you just barely can get the drum back on, then mount the wheel, then adjust them up slowly until you sense equivalent drag as you spin the tire by hand. Then test drive and fine tune if needed. 4 corners? NO.
Easier to spin drum freely adj from back where shoe barely catches at one spot then use your tool to adj shoes at that spot all around....hoping drum is true. (Shoes use to be sanded down to fit drums)
Welldone sir, and thank you! Gonna make that tool too!
Good deal Michael and thanks.
Nice video, my 55 Savoy I refurbished all the brakes, and made a tool similar to yours. The manual I have states to have . 007" gap between the shoes and drum. Not sure how a guy is supposed to arrive at that! I just adjust to feel a decent drag, doing one shoe at a time.
Yeah, I really didn't read it like I probably should have. Actually not at all. I know that mine are more snug than I would have liked but I suppose that they'll "wear in" as I drive. Good luck with your '55.
@@Chuck_House_of_Mopar I'm just a shade tree wrench turner, mostly on my 72 Challenger street strip car, needed a new toy and the 55 fits the bill, thanks for helping keep these older autos on the road! Mopar or no Car!!
Yessir
The old cars were definitely more labor intensive to keep driving properly.
That is for darn sure Bob.
*CHUCK!*
I always whack the shoes with either the palms of my hands or even a rubber mallet after adjusting, Chuck.
Gets the shoes "settled" to where they're ultimately going to rest afterwards - and I agree, the tool is a bit
useless for me.
Cataracts, ugh. I got one forming right now that has actually improved the vision in my left eye (formerly
astigmatism) to the point I don't need glasses. Weird!
But....as the doc said, that rascal will continue until it'll all go to hell and I'll need it removed one day soon.
"Old man disease" indeed.
Be careful and feel better, my friend.
- Ed on the Ridge
Ed, yeah I whacked them to settle them. The shoes on this car don't really need that I've determined, but it doesn't hurt. They are riding solid on those cams which go through holes in the shoes so there really is no play.
Where this tool comes in is with a new set of shoes. You adjust a heel out until it rubs the drum "just right" and then you use the tool to adjust the other three settings.
I figured out the explanation after the video was done and left it at that.
Thanks
If the LF is pulling, take a tad out on the left, or ad a tad to the right. No need for that tool (it's a clever idea that just isn't needed). Final adjustment on drum brakes always by feel.
Thx X man. Where the tool will come in handy is when you put new shoes on. Adjust one corner out until it's just rubbing the drum and then adjust the other 3 corners to match.
@@Chuck_House_of_Mopar That's just making it more difficult. You tighten them up until you just barely can get the drum back on, then mount the wheel, then adjust them up slowly until you sense equivalent drag as you spin the tire by hand. Then test drive and fine tune if needed. 4 corners? NO.
Easier to spin drum freely adj from back where shoe barely catches at one spot then use your tool to adj shoes at that spot all around....hoping drum is true. (Shoes use to be sanded down to fit drums)
Yep Tim, that's exactly how it should be done. If I have to put on new shoes some day, that's exactly how it would go.
Thanks
Hows front brake hoses?
Everything is brand new except for the shoes.
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What reanch size did u use
I don't remember Jake
Check the tire pressure?
I had checked it a month or so ago, they have always pulled to the left until you really push down on the brakes. I guess that they still will.
Thanks