Re: 1940 Brake Adjustment

Posted by Joe Santana On 2012/8/23 18:24:31

I don't only guess, but I know it's possible to take a perfectly good, sealed, greased wheel apart and put it together so it isn't seated properly.

My front inner wheel bearing started making noise after I adjusted the brakes all around, raised my brake pedal, and tightened my hand brake.

I reinstalled it, and the seal, so the tire didn't wriggle with it jacked up, but I'm thinking I'd better replace it.

QUESTION: Perhaps the fronts, inner and outer ought to be done at the same time, like changing multiple lightbulbs.

QUESTION: Still wondering with that massive amount of grease in the brake area from that worn out seal I replaced, why the car didn't pull to the right?

The car has been running pretty well. Idles way down there, but I was reading about the spark advance on another thread and tried turning my rotor to see if I had any spring action, which I don't. I'm going to look at that next. As recommended, I'm removing the distributor. I know not to crank the engine and to mark its position. I thought I'd bring it to TDC, then pull it.