Emergency Brake Adjustment

[Bob Chadwick]

I have the car up on stands with the drive shaft out. Is adjusting the emergency brake simply a matter of tightening the pull on the cable that is right there near the rear of the transmission?

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

That's the final part of the adjustment. The first and most important part is adjusting the shoes inside the rotor. Take your wheels off and you'll see a small access hole on the rotor. Turn it to BDC and inside is the star wheel adjuster. use a flat bladed screw driver and adjust a few clicks at a time until you have slight drag, just like on any car with drum brakes.

After that's done you can snug up the cable.

 

[Bob Chadwick]

Thanks. Once I get the drive train back in, I'll be taking the wheels off to replace the rear spring with a composite and will do it then.

Looks like the brake tool in my tool box that I used on my 65 VW will once again find some use. And to think I was just thinking of pitching it as an antique.