Front Brake Drum; Rear Brake Drum; Brake Shoes And Adjusting Screw; Expanding Brake Shoes - Lincoln Continental 1964 Shop Manual

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H1315-A
FIG. 7
-Expanding Brake Shoes
thin uniform coating of
Stanolube~­
HD Molv Grease-Grade 2.
Any other adjustment procedure
may cause damage to the adjusting
screw with consequent self-ad-
juster problems.
4. Apply a small quantity of high-
temperature grease to the points
where the shoes contact the backing
plate, being careful not to get the
lubricant on the linings. Install the
drum.
On front wheels, install the wheel
outer bearing, washer, and adjusting
nut, then adjust the wheel bearings
as outlined in Part
3-1,
Section 2.
On rear wheels, install the three
Tinnerman nuts and tighten securely.
5.
Install the wheel on the drum
and tighten the mounting nuts
to
specification.
6. Install the adjusting hole cover
on the brake backing plate.
7. When adjusting the rear brake
shoes, check the parking brake
cables for proper adjustment. Make
sure that the equalizer lever oper-
ates freely.
8. After the brake shoes have been
properly adjusted, check the oper-
ation of the brakes.
FRONT BRAKE DRUM
REMOVAL
1. Raise the car w that the wheel
is clear of the floor.
2. Remove the hub cab, and re-
move the wheel from the drum. Re-
move the bearing dust cap, cotter
pin, nut lock, adjusting nut, and
washer.
3. Pull the brake drum approxi-
mately two inches outward and push
PART 2-2-BRAKE SYSTEM
back into position. Remove the
wheel bearing and withdraw the
brake drum.
If the brake drum will not come
off easily, insert a narrow screw-
driver through the brake adjusting
hole in the backing plate, and dis-
engage the adjusting lever from
the adjusting screw. While thus
holding the adjusting lever away
from the adjusting screw, back off
the adjusting screw with the brake
adjusting tool2018-A (Fig. 8). Back
off the adjustment only if the drum
cannot be removed easily. Be very
careful not to burr, chip, or dam-
agE~
the notches in the adjusting
screw; otherwise, the self-adjusting
mechanism will not function prop-
erly. If the adjustment was changed,
make sure that the adjuster lever
seal'> properly in the shoe web.
INSTALLATION
1. lf the drum is being replaced,
remove the protective coating from
the new drum with carburetor de-
greaser. Install new bearings and a
grease retainer. Soak the new grease
retainer in light engine oil at least
30 minutes before installation. Pack
the wheel bearings, install the inner
bearing cone and roller assembly in
the inner cup, and install the new
grease retainer. See Part 3-1, Sec-
tion 2 . .
lf
the original drum is being in-
stalled, make sure that the grease in
the hub is clean and adequate.
2.
Install the drum assembly, outer
wheel bearing, washer and adjusting
nut.
3.
Adjust the wheel bearing as
outlined in Part 3-1, Section 2, then
install the nut lock, cotter pin and
the grease cap.
,t Install the wheel and hub cap.
If the adjustment was backed off,
adjust the brake as outlined under
''Brake Shoe Adjustment".
REAR BRAKE DRUM
REMOVAL
1. Raise the car so that the wheel
is
dear of the floor.
2. Remove the hub cap and wheel.
Remove the three Tinncrman nuts
and remove the brake drum.
If the brake drum will not come
off, insert a narrow screwdriver
through the brake adjusting hole in
the hacking plate, and disengage the
adJusting lever from the adjusting
screw. While thus holding the ad-
2-9
MOVE HANDLE
UPWARDS
FIG.
8-Bac:king off
Brake Adiustment
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justing lever away from the adjust-
ing screw, back off the adjusting
screw with the brake adjusting tool
(Fig. 8).
Back off the adjustment only if
the drum cannot be removed
easily. Be very careful not to burr,
chip, or damage the notches in the
adjusting screw; otherwise, the
self-adjusting mechanism will not
function properly.
INSTALLATION
1. Remove the protective coating
from a new drum with carburetor
degreaser.
2. Place the drum over the brake
assembly and into position. Install
the three Tinnerman nuts and tighten
securely.
3. Install the wheel. If the adjust-
ment was backed off, adjust the
brake as outlined under "Brake Shoe
Adjustments".
BRAKE SHOES AND
ADJUSTING SCREW
REMOVAL
1. With the wheel and drum re-
moved, install
a
clamp over the ends
T
LM-119
FIG.
9-Retrading
Spring Removal
H1281-A