adjusting brakes

[twogts4us]

Is there any such thing as "Adjusting your Brakes"? I remember back in the day the shops would tell you they are gonna 'adjust your brakes' - was that just a BS line or is there something that can be done (besides fluid chg, bleed, new pads, turn rotors, etc.)?

 

[bdcardinal]

you can adjust drum brakes. you adjust the starwheel to make sure there is proper resistance against the drum with the shoe. with disc brakes theres no real adjustment. you can clean them and make some nosies go away for a while. you can adjust the parking brake cable.

 

[Rusty67]

Well, on a fixed piston caliper there is room for adjustment. You can shim the caliper based on the wear of the rotor to make sure it is centered over the rotor. This usually isn't even neccesary and is completely irrelevent to any stock Mustang brake system from 1968 on up. If you have an aftermarket fixed caliper it is something worth knowing about but you provably wont ever have to do it. Also, I wouldn't trust any but the most experienced shops to shim my calipers out (besides, I'd do it myself).

 

[bdcardinal]

Well, on a fixed piston caliper there is room for adjustment. You can shim the caliper based on the wear of the rotor to make sure it is centered over the rotor. This usually isn't even neccesary and is completely irrelevent to any stock Mustang brake system from 1968 on up. If you have an aftermarket fixed caliper it is something worth knowing about but you provably wont ever have to do it. Also, I wouldn't trust any but the most experienced shops to shim my calipers out (besides, I'd do it myself).

very true, although i know there is no shimming needed on my Brembos.

 

[Rusty67]

Brembos

*drool*

My 67's 4 piston setup is kewl but Brembos are just plain SEXY.

 

[bdcardinal]

yes brembos are, here are mine

 

[Rusty67]

BRB, I need to go change my underwear

 

[bdcardinal]

those dont show my cooling ducts, i was taking pictures when i was installing them and forgot to take a finished product.

 

[twogts4us]

Nice stuff - thanks for all the info guys!