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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / March 2006Automatic Brake Adjusters
Now that I've put a couple of thousand miles on my 64 Cruiser since a total mechanical rebuild, it's apparent that the automatic brake adjusters aren't working on any of the wheels. I meticulously assembled them according to the shop manual, but none of them are working. Is there some known wear point in the mechanism? Or are they just not a workable design? Frank Starr >Now that I've put a couple of thousand miles on my 64 Cruiser since a >total mechanical rebuild, it's apparent that the automatic brake [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Frank Starr Are you sure the pressed-steel pawl is engaging the teeth on the star wheel? Are you sure that you haven't accidentally swapped adjusters from side to side? Gord Richmond I put some brakes together once with the star wheels swapped from left side to right side of the car. The ratchet teeth pointed the wrong way and do not get caught by the adjustor so they do not self adjust. I'd check that first. Jeff GR and JH - I verified those ratchets left and right when I did the work. But maybe I got it wrong. That would certainly explain why they are all failing to work, instead of just one or two. Thanks, I'll check them again. Frank |
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