[Roadsters] Datsun-roadsters Digest, Vol 8, Issue 169

[Morey Mast]

My apology if I'm responding incorrectly to the rear break adjustment problem.  I'm an old man who is not as tecky as some of you younger guys. 

Rear Brakes on 1600's and 2000's:  One of the most common problems I have seen over the years is that some installed both front pads on one side of the car and both rear pads on the other side of the car.  If this has been done the brakes "sorta" work but you can never get them to adjust.  Hopefully you have access to someone with a roadster whose brakes work correctly.  Carefully compare the position of the pad location on the front shoe and the pad location on the back shoe on each side of the vehicle.  Make sure your car matches the "good" car.  There are two ways to do it wrong and one way to do it right.  This is about the ratio of bad break jobs I've seen on roadsters.

Morey Mast
Former owner of four Roadsters, current owner of one 2000

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> Nice article on Datsun's 100 Runoffs wins, from Bob Sharp in his FP 
> Roadster in 1967 to Derek Kulach in his T3 270Z in 2016, including a 
> double-truck photo of the FutoFab sponsored Greg Ira 240Z, 2015 winner 
> in EP.
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> - Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex
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> Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:49:29 -0500
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> Have persistent dragging rear shoes, which I've been unable to resolve 
> with the 1/4" square adjuster on the back of the backing plates.
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> I back them off counter-clockwise one quarter turn beyond the snug 
> point, but they promptly snug up again and drag.
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> Could someone remind me what is the proper procedure to adjust? Thanks.
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> - Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex
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