Model A Brake Rod Adjustment

My brake pedal was super soft after a brake booster replacement.

Model a brake rod adjustment.

Release hand brake lever. 530 next replace the rod inserting it through hole b in center cross member and connecting the rod to the cross shaft center lever through upper hole c in lever. You will need to disconnect all service brake rods where the adjustment is made. Remove rod a 1853 that connects emergency brake lever to cross shaft center lever.

Place pin in clevis one at a time and adjust until pin snaps over brake arm. You can lock the rod clevice eye a bit out of plane with. Make all adjustments with brakes cold. The brakes are controlled by rods that connect the front and rear wheels giving you the basic braking system.

The angle is set with the actuating rod or pills to take up slack. The second brake system is the emergency brake controlled by a handle in the car when this handle is pulled it expands a separate set of brake bands and therefore hold the rear wheels from moving. Front at the wheels and back at the cross shaft. Do the brake shoe to drum tightening before attaching the brake rod.

If the brakes are giving you a lot of trouble in your model a and when are they not it may be time to adjust them. Another good brake trick is to balance your brake rods to length. See that wheels revolve freely. The 1931 model a ford is a classic but like many classic cars owning one means investing substantial time and money into maintenance and repairs.

Jack up all four wheels. Turns out my push rod needed adjusted. The fifteen are after the slop is taken up turn the brake rod eye so the pin just slips in. Always be sure that all are loose as you do all four one at a time.

The fifteen degrees is ideal but not set in stone as all cars have some different wear and characteristics. Never adjust for wear by shortening the pull rods.