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Going to do some troubleshooting with Adam this winter and see if we can sort it out

I think it’s definitely the pedal. When adjusted as suggested I have no creep but need to hit the floorboard to have any grab. The cam is definitely new - not even close to camming out. And looking down the side of the pedals, the low speed rests far forward of brake. https://i.postimg.cc/rshgNVYY/3...

Thanks speedyTinc! Gonna try that tomorrow. I assume either of worn cam/out of round band will require the hogshead to come off?

Ah. Of course.

The transmission was rebuilt by Adam Hubacz, not me. I would like to think he did everything properly. What’s the h/h?

Makes sense. Hadn’t thought of the cam, don’t remember if it was replaced. Is there an easy way to tell if it’s worn?

This maybe a crazy idea, but has anyone ever tried/found a way to change the position of the low speed pedal itself to give more pedal travel when engaging low before you hit the floorboard? I use Kevlar bands and a few years ago I cracked my low speed drum - I am terrified of doing that again. What...

Hole saw … didn’t have the right size myself but I’ll go to the store and grab one

Apologies for reviving this thread from the graveyard … unfortunately my de-squeaking didn’t survive contact with the asphalt and after a 5 mile drive this weekend the squeak has returned. I have a new theory for the culprit - as I mentioned earlier and others have pointed out, the backing plate is ...

*Jelf, sorry!

Steve Jeff, what did you use to cut the wood backing plate to the perfect diameter?

Coils and plugs are next on my list… just wanted to make sure it wasn’t the timer

https://i.postimg.cc/9XNMnzvb/4482-A202-E815-41-F5-99-BE-D6-BEFAE89-CCF.jpg Car is running a bit rough. Replaced my old (extremely worn out) New Day with this brown Bakelite New Day that Dave Hiltz gave me in 2020. Don’t remember how much wear it had when I put it on, but this is what it looks like...

Ok. I am having a problem with the front return spring not having enough clearance against the nuts holding on the wishbone. The spring loops are rubbing on the nut and pushing the shoe sideways into the drum

Follow up question - for the one-piece shoes, are the springs even necessary? Seems like the steel shoe has enough flex?

Sorry, just double checking - should the rear axle taper have any grease on it at all when I put the rear wheel back on?

The small headed 1/2" bolt is correct/original. The 3/4" headed bolt is a hardware store replacement. The head is thicker also. Grind/machine the head to match the original bolt. That bolt is sized smaller for a reason as you may be discovering. Well as I said the head doesn’t rub at all on the lef...

Never mind, the actual brake pad material is 0.9” wide at both ends - only the shoe is different widths. Unless someone thinks otherwise I imagine it won’t matter going upside down.

So… with a bit of mix n match, I found a combo that did not squeak on the left side: Left wheel + right brake shoe + left mounting bolt (for some reason I have a 3/4 bolt on the left side and a 5/8 bolt on the right… the big bolt drags on the right wheel hub but not the left) https://i.postimg.cc/wj...

Re the spring hooks, they are a fully circular hook design (that is, the spring looks perfectly centered no matter which way the hook is facing). I did try backing the bolt off a bit without obvious improvement. Gonna try different combos of wheel/brake shoe to see if that makes a difference

Oh! Well my hooks are definitely facing inward…

Thanks all - I’ll give it a try tomorrow. Norman, which shaft are you referring to? The shaft between the cam & lever that runs thru the axle housing?

Hopefully not the thrust washers as I rebuilt the rear diff like 6 or 7 years ago and put in nice bronze ones.

Hey all, Had to make a new account as I haven’t posted since mtfca switched to the new forum. Anyways, I am having trouble with my left parking brake shoe (stock brakes, no RMBs or anything) rubbing on the drum and making a nasty intermittent squeak (video here: https://twitter.com/horselessage/stat...