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General Category => Technical Discussion => Topic started by: Carmen on November 08, 2008, 10:08:50 PM

Title: Adjusting brake pedle
Post by: Carmen on November 08, 2008, 10:08:50 PM
I have a 1941 Plymouth P12 4 door. I want to adjust the amount of free play in my brake pedle. Let me explain, I know how to adjust the pedle? - what I want to know? is how do I get to the M/C to adjust the pedle. I was under my car today and I just can't seem to firgure out how to reach up under the car to adjust the pedle - not unless I had 4 hands? that can bend aound corners.

Please help me.


Carmen
Title: Re: Adjusting brake pedle
Post by: notdavidspade on November 08, 2008, 10:52:30 PM
If you haven't found it already, there is a access plate on the floorboard under the brake pedal that you can remove to give you access to this area.  Otherwise, it isn't very difficult to remove the whole front floorboard.  Good luck.
Title: Re: Adjusting brake pedle
Post by: Carmen on November 09, 2008, 12:33:14 AM
Thank you I did not even look there.

Carmen
Title: Re: Adjusting brake pedle
Post by: TodFitch on November 09, 2008, 12:37:21 AM
Be careful on your adjustment.... If you adjust the rod too long the brakes will lock up as soon as they get warm (typically a couple of miles of driving).