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INSTRUCTION
BOOK
43
Raise rear
end of car
sufficiently to
allow
whee]s
to spin
free
from
floor.
Tum adjusting
wedge at both rear brakes
until
the
brake
drags
then back
off the wedge two
or
three notches
or just
enough to allow the wheels to
revolv
e
without drag.
To insure
correct
equalization,
the same person should
check
the brake pressure by rotating
the wheel.
After adjusting
rear
brakes,
adjust
the
fron
brakes
in the
same
manner.
If adjustments
are
correctly
made the brakes should operate
as
fo11ows:
I.
Rear brakes
should just
start
to hold when brake pedal
is depressed approximately
1 inch.
2.
Depressingpedal
about½
inch farther should tighten but
not
lock rear brakes
and cause front brakes
to
just
start
to
hold.
3. Depressing
pedal approximately
another
!
2
inch
should
lock rear wheels and hold the fronts very tightly.
With properly
adjusted
brakes
this should not exceed one-half
of the to al
possible pedal movement.
4.
When brake pedal is applied with
full
pressure,
rear wheels
should
slide
and fronts should
make
a
heavy
impression
or
road print. which condition
is obtained
just before sliding.
When all of the
adjustment
on the adjusting
wedges is used
up,
it will be necessary
to
reline
the
brakes. When this becomes
necessary we suggest you take your car
to
an authorized
Ford
dealer.
They
are provided with special relining equipment.
Adjusting
Emergency
Brakes
The
emergency
brake requires
little attention
from an ad-
justment
or service standpoint,
and with ordinary
care will last
indefinitely.
Only when the band
linings
become excessively
worn, permitting
the emergency
brake lever to come back to
the
extreme rearward
position,
wiU
adjustment
be
required
for
wear. When this occurs adjustment
can be easily made as
follows:
1.
Fully release
emergency
brake
lever.
2. Remove rod that connects emergency brake ]ever to cross
shaft center lever.
3. Next
replace
the rod
inserting
it through
ho]e in center
cross member and connecting
the rod
to
the cross shaft center
lever through UPPER
hole in lever.
Never
adjust lor
wear
by shortening
the pull
rods.
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