69 Brakes

[Topgoat]

Brakes, replacing my brakes shoes on my 69, and even though they have self adjusters, the backing plates have no adjustment holes, do I need to drill holes out for adjustment, or what? How do I get the shoes initially adjusted to the correct spacing? Must be something I'm missing, or I'm extremely blind. Getting ready to go with a power booster, so now's the time to correct my brake pull------------> Thanks for any help, Top

[jostran68]

My 68 had 2 partial stamped out holes on the drums and you had to punch them out. If not you use a shoe mic, and set the shoes to the drum

[This message has been edited by jostran68 (edited 01-12-2003).]

[longhorn man]

Yet another reason i love my turbines!
http://www.digitalpose.com/mbr/1/8856/p/182226_39394350661821903_vl.jpg

------------------
'69 G.M.C. (http://geocities.com/andys_69_gmc/) 350/350 and a heluva cam. Still trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man.
The 1970 One ton Longhorn (one of only 1404 built) with only a TH350...soon to be CADDY powered and a TH350.
Check outThe Longhorn Website (http://www.longhorntrucks.freeservers.com/) Andy, in Columbus Ohio...Home of JEGS
And now...another site. The caddy swap page (http://geocities.com/caddyoneton/) is under construction!

[Topgoat]

Longhornman, are you trying to point out that the adjusting hole is in the drum itself? If that is so, that would be something I would never have noticed. I'll check tomorrow. Top

[Topgoat]

DUH.............I guess I should read and comprehend, thanks, jostrans68, I totally misread your post, Thanks, Longhorn man, for pointing it out to me.

[longhorn man]

No problem...I guess I coulda actually typed what I was thinking and mentioned the hole that you can hardly see.

------------------
'69 G.M.C. (http://geocities.com/andys_69_gmc/) 350/350 and a heluva cam. Still trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man.
The 1970 One ton Longhorn (one of only 1404 built) with only a TH350...soon to be CADDY powered and a TH350.
Check outThe Longhorn Website (http://www.longhorntrucks.freeservers.com/) Andy, in Columbus Ohio...Home of JEGS
And now...another site. The caddy swap page (http://geocities.com/caddyoneton/) is under construction!