19-06-2021, 04:32 AM
Hi All,
My rear brakes were seriously out of round so I had them turned. On remounting them I found that on one of the drums, the backing plate is not even, having a large gap at the bottom and nearly touching at the top. I can't see that there is any adjustment of the back plate. I will note that the axle and I presume the back plates as well, were modified. It is a short chassis with a long chassis rear axle which has been modified to take the springs off the short chassis. It appears that the back plate on one side was mounted(welded) not perfectly plumb with the axle, or am I missing something?
Erich in Mukilteo
My rear brakes were seriously out of round so I had them turned. On remounting them I found that on one of the drums, the backing plate is not even, having a large gap at the bottom and nearly touching at the top. I can't see that there is any adjustment of the back plate. I will note that the axle and I presume the back plates as well, were modified. It is a short chassis with a long chassis rear axle which has been modified to take the springs off the short chassis. It appears that the back plate on one side was mounted(welded) not perfectly plumb with the axle, or am I missing something?
Erich in Mukilteo