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Subject:Re: Speakin' of brakes
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Thu, 19 Jan 1995 10:24:23 -0800 (PST)

Steven, when you say the brakes are still not tight enough do you mean
there is more pedal travel than you would like?
Try this, engage the handbrake a bit, not enough to stop you, but enough
to get the rear shoes touching the drum. Then try the brakes. I they feel
better, then the rear brakes need adjusting.
The rears are supposed to be self adjusting, but a manual adjustment now
and then is better.

Alistair