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Old 03-26-2021, 08:43 PM   #32
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Default Re: Comprehesive howto for brakes?

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Originally Posted by ericr View Post
we need a consensus about adjusting the length of brake rods.

weren't the earliest brake rods non-adjustable?

if no adjustment was ever deemed desirable, why were the brake rods threaded?
You would also want to adjust them after a brake onerhaul, making sure everything else was correct. They are not to be adjusted as part of the normal service adjustment, which in the youtube video eluded to was exactly what was being done.
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