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I know there are lots of these threads but didn't find exactly what I was looking for so..
I've followed the information on the many threads here and the Haynes manual and changed the rear drums and shoes on my 16V Mk2. It has self adjuster bar mechanisms that sit between each pair of shoes above the wheel hub.
I wound these adjusters right back in and had the handbrake cables loose before refitting the new shoes and drums.
With everything fitted and the rear wheels in the air I then pressed the pedal about 15 times to set the adjusters and then adjusted the handbrake nut under the rear ash tray. However with the handbrake applied the left rear wheel is solid but the rear right can be turned quite easily. I thought the adjusters did this adjustment automatically? Do I need to set the adjusters mechanisms by hand?
Here's a couple of pictures before I started the job and you can see that the left and right adjuster rods aren't fitted the same way round. Does this matter?
I've followed the information on the many threads here and the Haynes manual and changed the rear drums and shoes on my 16V Mk2. It has self adjuster bar mechanisms that sit between each pair of shoes above the wheel hub.
I wound these adjusters right back in and had the handbrake cables loose before refitting the new shoes and drums.
With everything fitted and the rear wheels in the air I then pressed the pedal about 15 times to set the adjusters and then adjusted the handbrake nut under the rear ash tray. However with the handbrake applied the left rear wheel is solid but the rear right can be turned quite easily. I thought the adjusters did this adjustment automatically? Do I need to set the adjusters mechanisms by hand?
Here's a couple of pictures before I started the job and you can see that the left and right adjuster rods aren't fitted the same way round. Does this matter?