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[GMCnet] Brake shoes [message #81831] Sun, 25 April 2010 13:23 Go to next message
Robert McMahan is currently offline  Robert McMahan   United States
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Can someone explain the role of the over ride spring and pivot on the rear brake shoes.In putting things back together I discovered my 77 Kingsley does not have it. Was this changed or perhaps get lost on someones earlier brake job?
 
Saw a good looking GMC headed North on I-15 toward Great Falls yesterday. Two bicycles on the back.
 
Robert McMahan, 77 KIngsley
Bozeman Montana



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Re: [GMCnet] Brake shoes [message #81833 is a reply to message #81831] Sun, 25 April 2010 15:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Craig Lechowicz is currently offline  Craig Lechowicz   United States
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Robert wrote
>Can someone explain the role of the over ride spring and pivot on the rear brake >shoes.In putting things back together I discovered my 77 Kingsley does not have it. >Was this changed or perhaps get lost on someones earlier brake job?

I think you are referring to the self-adjuster mechanism, which uses a couple of links and springs, to engage the toothed wheel and rotate out the adjuster mechanism that holds the two brake shoes apart at the bottom of the brake. It is activated by using the brakes fairly hard and repeatedly while traveling in reverse. Some people take them off for reasons that escape me.


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Re: [GMCnet] Brake shoes [message #81845 is a reply to message #81833] Sun, 25 April 2010 17:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Carleton Douglas[1] is currently offline  Carleton Douglas[1]   United States
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Jim K has new parts for that.

On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Craig Lechowicz
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> Robert wrote
>>Can someone explain the role of the over ride spring and pivot on the rear brake >shoes.In putting things back together I discovered my 77 Kingsley does not have it. >Was this changed or perhaps get lost on someones earlier brake job?
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> I think you are referring to the self-adjuster mechanism, which uses a couple of links and springs, to engage the toothed wheel and rotate out the adjuster mechanism that holds the two brake shoes apart at the bottom of the brake.  It is activated by using the brakes fairly hard and repeatedly while traveling in reverse.  Some people take them off for reasons that escape me.
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> '77 Kingsley, Waterford, MI
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Re: [GMCnet] Brake shoes [message #81848 is a reply to message #81831] Sun, 25 April 2010 17:39 Go to previous message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   United States
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Robert,

Please go to your GMC PARTS BOOK and provide the references to the parts you
speak of below.

My PARTS BOOK has a breakdown of the rear brakes on page 4-12 Figure
4P-1013.

Key:

P/N:

Description:

Thanks,
Rob Mueller
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion-The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion-Double Trouble TZE365V100426


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Can someone explain the role of the over ride spring and pivot on the rear
brake shoes.In putting things back together I discovered my 77 Kingsley does
not have it. Was this changed or perhaps get lost on someones earlier brake
job?
 
Saw a good looking GMC headed North on I-15 toward Great Falls yesterday.
Two bicycles on the back.
 
Robert McMahan, 77 KIngsley
Bozeman Montana



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Regards, Rob M. (USAussie) The Pedantic Mechanic Sydney, Australia '75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428 '75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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