Brake adjustment

[FlatheadTed]

Optimum clevis arm angle .While Adjusting a Model A brakes I noticed the clevis arm was pre-set at 10 degrease forward ,setting it at another 15 deg would give you a better starting point .Just something to be aware of , the king pin push rod has a groove in it from I think a re popped king pin with the hole to small.

[FlatheadTed]

Push rod

[Joe K]

Or the groove could have been formed at the bottom when the wedge got "crooked" and pulled the rod over to the side. A bound shoe on one side can cause this.

This guy have "floaters?"

Joe K

[glenn in camino]

I make my own pushrods out of 5/16" round rod About 3/16" to 1/4" longer than the stock rods.

[spdway1]

Originally Posted by Joe K

Or the groove could have been formed at the bottom when the wedge got "crooked" and pulled the rod over to the side. A bound shoe on one side can cause this.

This guy have "floaters?"

Joe K

YEA, your talking to Flathead Ted, the brake conversion king!

[Joe K]

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YEA, your talking to Flathead Ted, the brake conversion king!

That true, but maybe this one didn't have them yet?

And a lateral movement of the wedge (that IS what floaters allow isn't it?) might lead the pin to wear on the edge where it passes through the backing plate.

Joe K