[Miata] Brake adjuster

[Fred Dagher]

It would be nice if someone who claims that the emergency brake self-adjusts could provide a diagram of the mechanism or the part numbers for the adjusters.  Until they do, well .....

FD


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Larry Alster 
To: Berck E. Nash
Cc: miata at realbig.com; CHRISTOPHER ADAMS
Sent: 1/8/2007 5:05:37 PM 
Subject: Re: [Miata] Brake adjuster


Hmm interesting

So I guess all those cars in my club that have the handle sticking up straight after 10,000 miles of driving on pads must just be a mirage???


Larry

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Berck E. Nash 
To: Larry Alster 
Cc: CHRISTOPHER ADAMS ; miata at realbig.com 
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Miata] Brake adjuster


Larry Alster wrote:
> So as the pads wear and the handle climbs and it doesn't go back down
> that is all because the cable at the handle is stretching???  BS!!

The handle doesn't climb as the pads wear!  Not on either of my miatas,
never, ever!

Furthermore, just to prove it self-adjusts, I checked to see how much
play was in the allen screw after the pads had worn all the way down and
never been adjusted since the pads were new....  The answer?  1/3'rd
turn!  Yet, it took a couple turns to back it out far enough to install
the new pads.  Explain THAT if it doesn't self-adjust.
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