Re: '88 Grand Wagon brake job

By brake resevoir cap, are you speaking of the master cyliner cover under 
the hood?

"Mike Romain" <romainm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Sometimes you have to open the brake reservoir cap to get the wheel 
> cylinders to compress so the shoes fit on.  The air pressure under the
cap 
> will push the little pistons back out.
>
> The other issue can be a too tight emergency brake cable.  The e-brake 
> cable will want some slack in it at this point so it isn't pulling on
it's 
> levering system.  'Just enough' to stay tight with no lever movement.
>
> You must do a manual adjust through the hole in the backing plate when
you 
> put the drums on or the self adjusters might not catch.  The cable can
be 
> too loose on a new install and needs to be snugged up.
>
> The brake adjusters 'set' when you hit the brakes going forward.  Then 
> when you hit the brakes in reverse, the shoes ****ft, pulling on that
cable 
> which turns the star wheel.  You need to then go forward and hit the 
> brakes again to re-set them, before another brake hit in the reverse 
> direction will try to adjust them again.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 'New' frame in the works for '08.  Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
> Photos: http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com
>
> Mark Corbelli wrote:
>> OK so I did one side last night. Everything went OK. I used C-clamps
for 
>> a second pair of hands. The brake tool kit helped with the springs. Had
I 
>> known it would be this easy, I'd started doing my own brakes years ago.
I 
>> didn't change out the cylindars, so that made it easier I'm sure. I did

>> hit a snag though. The new drums are too small. I adhusted the shoes
all 
>> the way in and the new drum will bareley slide on. I have them in the
car 
>> plus one of the old ones and I'll head over to NAPA at lunch. I hope
they 
>> can fix it for me. Also a friend told me that after I'm done I should 
>> travel 10' or so in reverse and hit the brakes several times. He said
the 
>> brakes self adjust but only in reverse. Any truth to that?