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12-05-2019, 09:17 PM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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Onward / Precedent brakes barely dragging - Adjustment?
So I'm new to tearing into brakes, but realized my brakes (Onward lifted) - mostly passenger side - are dragging a little.
If I pull the lever on that brake back by hand, it doesn't drag and spins nicely. But when you use the brakes, the lever doesn't return to that position - but almost. It's like the springs inside the brake aren't strong enough to put the lever back at the rest position (or the cable needs lubing - cart is pretty new and has hardly any use though). I loosened the linkage (under the floor) a tiny bit, but any more and it will be too loose, and it doesn't solve the issue anyway. It drags mainly in one part of the tire rotation, and it is pretty slight (but loosening the linkage helped it somewhat, but not 100%). Driver's side wheel is pretty good, but may have a tinge of the same issue. Do I need to remove the wheel? With the wheel off, how does the drum come off to get into the brake and adjust / align whatever is going on in there? Maybe the little drag isn't causing any issues and I should leave it alone, but I can hear it (which is why I put it up on jack stands and tested it) scraping when I go slow. Thanks for any simple, dummy approved instructions or advice. |
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12-05-2019, 09:38 PM | #2 |
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Re: Onward / Precedent brakes barely dragging - Adjustment?
Remove the wheels and the drum should pull off. May need a little tapping from the back side. Once inside if you look on the lower part of the backing plate you will see sliders free them up and use some brake lube. (Not the same as oil or grease) make sure they move freely. The spots where the shoes slide on the backing plates need lube also. If done correctly should last until you need new brake shoes.
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12-05-2019, 10:00 PM | #3 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: Onward / Precedent brakes barely dragging - Adjustment?
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Is there an adjustment in there that moves the shoes in or out (farther or closer to the drum)? I feel like there must be something like that since there is no individual cable adjustments etc... that I can see. |
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12-06-2019, 07:15 AM | #4 |
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Re: Onward / Precedent brakes barely dragging - Adjustment?
There is a star wheel you can adjust when you are in there, but the brakes are self adjusting. Once you get the drum back on pull the lever the brake cable hooks to behind the backing plate and you can hear the brakes adjust. When you stop hearing the click the brakes are adjusted.
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12-06-2019, 01:58 PM | #5 |
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Re: Onward / Precedent brakes barely dragging - Adjustment?
Clean as a whistle in there, except for dust on drum and shoes. Cleaned those up, sprayed some dry teflon lube on the sliders. We'll see what we get. I guess the precision of these brakes isn't what a ferrari would be, so I guess a little brake rub will have to be what it is until maybe the shoes wear down on the oblong part that hits the drum.
Thanks for the help. |
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