Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, the Kingswood, 9 passenger wagon is probably rarer, but the Impala convertible would sell for more.

$50,000 for the wagon or $100,000 for the convertible is something else, since they cost about $3,700 brand new -


humfrz

Yep you got the order correct. Back when new the convertible was rarer and they cost about the same. Very few wagons survived though since they got driven further and harder.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by spike021

Here’s a new one: my parking brake seems to only hold me in place if it’s locked into the top most notch but if I’m remembering correctly it used to hold me fine up to a few notches below it. Is my parking brake toast?

Just needs adjustment. Unless you have been drifting or driving around with it on.

[bcj]

Should be a clevis inline that can suck up a bit of cable length.
If that's been turned up to max already, you've been doing a lot of handbrake turns.
New cable time.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by spike021

Here’s a new one: my parking brake seems to only hold me in place if it’s locked into the top most notch but if I’m remembering correctly it used to hold me fine up to a few notches below it. Is my parking brake toast?

I just adjusted the drum brakes in the back. Couple of clicks on each side and it's like new again.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Heck, this fellow made a bunch of money while wearing a mullet.




humfrz

And he looks ridiculous.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by spike021

@Sapphireho there's a cars and coffee tomorrow at Thomas Fogarty Winery, in case you didn't know. I'm going to go check it out.

no, I didn't know. Let us know how it goes. We will be driving by there in the afternoon. We are going to the mountain house for hors d'oeuvres.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

no, I didn't know. Let us know how it goes. We will be driving by there in the afternoon. We are going to the mountain house for hors d'oeuvres.

Pretty busy. Just left a bit ago to get breakfast at Alice’s. So many cars that there’s nowhere left for parking. But definitely some interesting ones. Getting there early was good.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Spuds

I just adjusted the drum brakes in the back. Couple of clicks on each side and it's like new again.

What’s the process like? Might need to bring it into a shop..

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Just needs adjustment. Unless you have been drifting or driving around with it on.

Lol no drifting. Usually don’t drive with it on although the first month I owned the car I accidentally had it a couple notches engaged once for about a mile but it’s never been a problem before and that was over a year ago. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by spike021

What’s the process like? Might need to bring it into a shop..

If you can lift the car and take the wheels off, then you can do it yourself with a flat head screwdriver. You use the screwdriver to turn a little gear in the drum. I'm pretty sure our drums have an access hole so you don't even need to take it off. The tricky bit is turning it the right way and getting both wheels even. Just have to use a bit of trial and error until you are happy with it.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by spike021

What’s the process like? Might need to bring it into a shop..

PARKING BRAKE: PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM: ADJUSTMENT; 2013 MY FR-S [03/2012 - ]

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Spuds

If you can lift the car and take the wheels off, then you can do it yourself with a flat head screwdriver. You use the screwdriver to turn a little gear in the drum. I'm pretty sure our drums have an access hole so you don't even need to take it off. The tricky bit is turning it the right way and getting both wheels even. Just have to use a bit of trial and error until you are happy with it.

Back in the day (when most brakes were drum brakes), we would turn the little wheel till the brake shoe locked against drum, then back off till the car's wheel turned freely.


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Back in the day (when most brakes were drum brakes), we would turn the little wheel till the brake shoe locked against drum, then back off till the car's wheel turned freely.

My dad taught me a little differently. First, adjust the cables so that they just go a tiny bit slack. That way the linkage under the drum is at rest against its hard stop.

Next we'd wedge up the shoes nice and tight with the adjuster to get them centered. Finally I was to back off until the shoes just barely touched the lowest part of the drum. (They're never perfectly round.)

After a quick drive and a couple pulls, you can verify for yourself that this adjustment method is sound for the 86. If you lift up the rear of the car and spin the wheels, the brake shoes will no longer be scrubbing the drums yet you will need at most 3 clicks to secure the vehicle on a moderate hill.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

My dad taught me a little differently. First, adjust the cables so that they just go a tiny bit slack. That way the linkage under the drum is at rest against its hard stop.

Next we'd wedge up the shoes nice and tight with the adjuster to get them centered. Finally I was to back off until the shoes just barely touched the lowest part of the drum. (They're never perfectly round.)

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For you young-ens out there, this is what ol Ultramaroon is talken about:





humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

For you young-ens out there, this is what ol Ultramaroon is talken about:

At least by then we had invented the wheel.