Re: 1940 Brake Adjustment

Posted by todd landis On 2014/3/17 7:26:58

Decided to do the front brake pads a few days ago. Put them on. Had to do the minor and major adjustment to the pads so that they are somewhat centered in the drum. One issue (that may not be) is I get a shhhhhhhing noise as I turn the drum by hand. The seal is not rubbing, as I put a bit of grease on the outside and it is not leaving a mark on the backing plate. The pads are adjusted 12 clicks from locking the drum. What I can tell is that if I stick a 020 feeler gauge through the inspection hole in the drum at the four corners of the pads. It goes all the way through to the backing plate, except for one spot, the top rear (I believe primary)pad, it only goes in approximately 2/3 of the way seems to be hanging up on the rear of the pad. An issue?