Hello all, this is my 1st post. I tried
doing the brakes on the left side of my
1945 2n, and they are now frozen in
place. ...I took apart the wheel
assembly, cleaned everything up, riveted
on new brake shoe linings and installed
sure seals over the bearing. The brake
tensioner was completely frozen and
pretty mauled up from the previous owner.
I couldn't get it moving, so I ground off
the rivets to remove it from the brake
cover assembly and get it on the bench to
get a better look. Heat, lots of brake
free, and some vice grips got it moving.
I put it back together and bolted/tacked
it back into place. I noticed that when I
turned the tensioner, it would not make
the clicking noise like the right side
does on the other wheel. The new shoes
were tisco brand and riveted together
nicely. I backed off the tensioner and
put it all back together with new brakes.
When I went to instal the brake plate
assembly into the drum, there was zero
clearance and it didn't want to go. I
could feel a ridge on the drum. Assuming
it had developed from years of use, I
used a grinder and carefully took the
edge off. There was still some resistance
putting it back together. I taped it on
with a hammer and installed it. Now the
wheel will not turn at all and the brake
pedal has almost no movent. The tensioner
is completely backed off. I'm assuming
there's not enough clearance with the new
brake shoes linings and/or the tensioner
is bad. Has any one else experienced
this? It's gonna be fun trying to get the
darn thing apart again!
doing the brakes on the left side of my
1945 2n, and they are now frozen in
place. ...I took apart the wheel
assembly, cleaned everything up, riveted
on new brake shoe linings and installed
sure seals over the bearing. The brake
tensioner was completely frozen and
pretty mauled up from the previous owner.
I couldn't get it moving, so I ground off
the rivets to remove it from the brake
cover assembly and get it on the bench to
get a better look. Heat, lots of brake
free, and some vice grips got it moving.
I put it back together and bolted/tacked
it back into place. I noticed that when I
turned the tensioner, it would not make
the clicking noise like the right side
does on the other wheel. The new shoes
were tisco brand and riveted together
nicely. I backed off the tensioner and
put it all back together with new brakes.
When I went to instal the brake plate
assembly into the drum, there was zero
clearance and it didn't want to go. I
could feel a ridge on the drum. Assuming
it had developed from years of use, I
used a grinder and carefully took the
edge off. There was still some resistance
putting it back together. I taped it on
with a hammer and installed it. Now the
wheel will not turn at all and the brake
pedal has almost no movent. The tensioner
is completely backed off. I'm assuming
there's not enough clearance with the new
brake shoes linings and/or the tensioner
is bad. Has any one else experienced
this? It's gonna be fun trying to get the
darn thing apart again!