E-Brake Question
Drifting
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I assume you are talking about the brakes on your 68 and that you're referring to the adjusting mechanisim that goes between the two brake shoes. If so, if they're like the brakes on my 71 the knurled part goes toward the front. I've got some pictures of the brakes on my 71 loaded my website. Scroll about half way down the page http://www.corvette-restoration.com/...rm_rebuild.htm
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Anderson SC
Well now we've opend a can of worms....
It seems in Pete's diagram the starwheel faces forward on the right side of the car, and rearward on the left side of the car.
-W (still unsure - both of mine were toward the rear when I took it apart - but that means little)
It seems in Pete's diagram the starwheel faces forward on the right side of the car, and rearward on the left side of the car.
-W (still unsure - both of mine were toward the rear when I took it apart - but that means little)
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Can of worms!
Clams, not sure where I got that picture but I'll try to verify it is correct or not tomorrow. PG.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Anderson SC
It would help if one side or the other of that pic were flipped top to bottom as well. The way it's laid out you have too look 3 times to notice that left and right are different on the left half of the page from the right half of the page - adding an extra layer of confusion untill you sort out the page.
-W
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How about this link: http://corvettemagazine.com/technica...e-rebuild.html Look at #19 Install star wheel of adjuster towards your right hand on both sides.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Anderson SC
How about this link: http://corvettemagazine.com/technica...e-rebuild.html Look at #19 Install star wheel of adjuster towards your right hand on both sides.
However, I will note that step 22 is at odds with step 19.
ie - If the star wheel is on the RIGHT, then one turns it DOWN with a screwdriver to expand the shoes. Yes, I'm sure. I'm looking right at it. Nothing is simple.....
-W
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Burning Brakes
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I just did mine a week ago and I installed mine like the diagram, and I think the only reason being I had already done the right side. Then when I installed the left side I wanted it to be adjustable in the same direction of rotation.I almost pulled hubs just to get holding springs in. They should have bigger holes in hub.I wish I had that diagram when I did mine.LOL.
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From: mount holly NC
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Pull up!
Step #22 is correct if you pull up on the screwdriver handle the adjuster will rotate counter clockwise and spread the shoes out.
It's easy to get confused since this is a job that we usually only do once and years later forget what part goes which way. PG.
It's easy to get confused since this is a job that we usually only do once and years later forget what part goes which way. PG.
Drifting
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Does anyone have the chassis service manual handy? Mine is at home and I know it talks about the parking brake setup in detail. If nobody chimes in by this evening I'll post what I find when I get home.
The posts above all seem to make sense though. The starwheel may need to be toward the front on one side, and toward the back on the other...
The posts above all seem to make sense though. The starwheel may need to be toward the front on one side, and toward the back on the other...
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Melting Slicks
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From: Anderson SC
In the old days of drum brakes the starwheel "needed" to be oriented correctly so tha the automatic adjuster would smack it every time the brakes were applied in reverse. Since that application does not involve our brakes... the question of "correct" arises as an aesthetic thing.
-W
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Well actually the reason for my question is because other than "correctness" - it doesn't really "need" to be one way or the other.
In the old days of drum brakes the starwheel "needed" to be oriented correctly so tha the automatic adjuster would smack it every time the brakes were applied in reverse. Since that application does not involve our brakes... the question of "correct" arises as an aesthetic thing.
-W
In the old days of drum brakes the starwheel "needed" to be oriented correctly so tha the automatic adjuster would smack it every time the brakes were applied in reverse. Since that application does not involve our brakes... the question of "correct" arises as an aesthetic thing.
-W
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Melting Slicks
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From: Anderson SC
What we established in this thread and the diagram is that you put them IN oppositely so that you can adjust them in the SAME direction.
-W
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But you were talking about installing them in the same direction for aesthetics (i.e. both toward the back of the car) which would make one turn the wrong way.
Drifting
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Well, looks like you guys got it figured out without me having to check the Chassis Service manual. I couldn't see Pete's post (stupid filter at work) but it looks like that diagram pretty much spells it out.
Drifting
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Ok, you twisted my arm into looking it up. Here are two pages from the 1971 Chassis Service Manual. Looks like the star wheel should be toward the front on the right side and toward the back on the left side.
You'll probably have to view them full size to read the text. Enjoy!
You'll probably have to view them full size to read the text. Enjoy!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Anderson SC
Good try though and thanks for playing.
-W