Hand Brake Adjustment - Cadillac 54-6219 1954 Shop Manual

9-6
BRAKES
brake shoes to raise the anchor 'pin into a central
position between the ends of the shoes.
14, Check brake drag with the two foot bar, and
retighten star wheel adjuster if drag has decreased.
Tap backing plate again and recheck drag.
15. Tighten the anchor lock nut to 80 to 120 ft.
lbs. torque. The brake drag should increase some
what when the anchor nut is tightened.
16. Loosen the star wheel 14 notches and insert
the .015" feeler gage of Tool, J-1040 in the drum
slot with slot
at
bottom.
17. Rotate drum forward until feeler is wedged
between the secondary shoe and the drum. This
forces the primary shoe tight against the drum,
providing the necessary conditions for measuring
secondary shoe clearance.
18, Turn the drum back until the feeler is at the
bottom of the secondary lining. Check clearance
between secondary shoe and lining. This should be
.015". If clearance is not as specified, adjust star
wheel to obtain the proper clearance,
19. Check the clearance between upper end of
secondary shoe and drum. This should be .010".
20. If upper clearance is greater or less than
.010", it will be necessary to loosen anchor pin
lock nut, slightly, and tapanchor pin up if clearance
is more than specified, or down if clearance is less
than .010', Reset lower clearance with star wheel
and recheck upper clearance. The clearance be
tween drum and linings at any point, should not be
less than .010".
4 Hand Brake Adjustment
NOTE:
Service brakes should be properly
adjusted before adjusting the hand brake.
1, Lubricate complete hand brake linkage and
check for free movement of cables in conduit and
in equalizer, Fig. 9-6.
2, Check rear relay lever spring and replace if
weak or broken,
3. Check for proper tension of intermediate
cable which may be determined by measuring the
distance between the rear edge of the rear relay
lever and the end of the slot in the frame X-member.
Fig. 9-7. This distance should be 1/8".
4. If distance is greater or less than the speci
fied, adjust the lock nut on the intermediate cable
link to obtain the 1/8" clearance specified.
5. Adjust the equalizer lock nut until the rear
brake cables are taut.
6. Using a spring scale, pull hand brake lever
until scale shows 51 lbs. pull. Measure the distance
the handle has traveled from its released position,
This should he 2-1/8" to 2-3/8".
Clevis and Cable to be twisted
Brake Shoe Anchor
approx. 600 counter-clockwise,
Bleeder
when viewed from front of car,
for torsion resistonce to Hand
Brake Lever twist
Dust Shield'
Brake Shoe Anchor
Bleeder Connection
Hand Broke Adjustment
to toke ploy out of cables
Fig. 9-6 Brake Adjustment References