Drum brake adjuster, which side?

[KenZ]

Like a dummy I didn't keep the brake hardware separate when taking it all apart and now I don't know which adjuster wheel goes on which side. Does the one with right hand threads go on the right side? Is it that simple?

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Thanks,
Ken

 

[Blownfish]

If you are looking directly at it as it is installed, the wheel spins upward. The self adjuster pulls the teeth on the wheel up.

 

[Longgone]

It seems to me it`s the opposite of what you said. I think the right hand threaded adjuster goes on the left side and vice-versa.

 

[KenZ]

If you are looking directly at it as it is installed, the wheel spins upward. The self adjuster pulls the teeth on the wheel up.

That makes sense now that I look at it more closely.

And I have the adjusters on correctly.

:thumbup:

Thanks for the help.
Ken

 

[Blownfish]

Your welcome!

 

[RedFish]

My dad figured out how to put some Comet drum brakes together wrong once.
The brake job was his Christmas gift to his twin sister. I was all of 9 yrs. old.
The farther we went the weaker the brakes became.
If your operate the cable by hand you can see the adjuster function properly.