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CJ7 Rear Drum Issue

I just recently installed new rear brake shoes. I replaced all of the hardware at the same time. When I was doing the brakes I noticed the emergency brake cables had been disconnected.

Ran the jeep for a week all was well. Put on the new emergency brake cables and now the driver side keeps losing the adjusting screw. I made sure all springs were intact and adjusted the screw. After using the emergency brakes, I guess it loosens up and the screw starts bouncing around inside the brake.

Suggestions?

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Mike
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I would guess you have put the star wheel adjusters in the wrong side. There is a left wheel adjuster and a right wheel one.

If you have them switched, they loosen off instead of tightening down.

I was 'really' careful when I did mine the last time and still ended up with them switched. (my kid looking at them had 'nothing' to do with it) ;-)

If your adjusters are in correctly, then you haven't set them up properly. They have to be manually set the first time so the automatic cable adjuster will work. If they are screwed in all the way, the cable won't grab when you hit the brakes in reverse to auto adjust so the star wheel can just fall out.

One other thing is the cable for the e-brake. You want that cable to be physically loose when the e-brake is off otherwise the brakes use the cable as the 'adjuster' point instead of the star wheel.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

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