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Originally Posted by 2manycars
I have been adjusting the brakes as per the book, but whoever did this brake job some years ago might have set it up wrong. If I start with the lower pivot bolts set with the dots together, I cannot turn them down without binding, and in fact need to have the dots turned up a bit. The more I fuss with them, the more frustrated I get. The lining is also hard, and glazed, so I need to rebuild the complete system. I am also going to convert the front to Lincoln bendix brakes.
The photos are me with the car in 1964, and today.
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Another comment, another opinion.... Hard lining = nfg. You need soft lining for good brakes. Soft lining should not be a problem. My local relining guy, friction shop, seems to understand. And, when I ask for soft lining, he seems to know exactly what is needed to make fixed-anchor (Lockheed) brakes work.