Brakes Part 2 -- 1941 Willys MB Ep19

[@olivedrabgarage6243]

John..those two bolts with the brass bushing are your eccentric bolts. You don't tighten them down until you have the drum fitted on. You turn the drum and with a special spanner made to fit the square on the back of the bolt with the dot, you turn the bolt until the brake pads just sskim the drum as you're turning it. Once you hear this, hold the bolt with the special little spanner and with another spanner, then tighten down the nut to lock the eccentric in place. Then do the other one. Over time as the pads wear down you'll need to adjust these by loosening off the nut, turn the eccentric whilst spinning the hub/wheel, listen for it touching the drum then tighten the nut to lock it in place. Mike Watson from Watson's Wagons and Scott Schiller on the Ron Fitzpatrick G503 channel have good videos showing you how to do this. Another good video channel is from a guy in the UK, Matt on Greendot319. Let Ladwig is also a Jeep guru and in the US and he has his channel on KZbin showing how to do things on the Jeeps as well.

[@JohnsGarageProjects]

That’s explains a lot! I was wondering how the brake shoes got adjusted. Thank you for that info and suggested videos to watch!!!

[@olivedrabgarage6243]

@JohnsGarageProjects no worries mate, I think Peter de Bella sells the little spanner that holds the eccentric tric bolt or you can fabricate one yourself if you've got a mig welder. Also forgot to say..the brake lines have an asphalt impregnated material around the brake line and the round brackets are supposed to have a slight "U" shape bent into them so the brake line tucks into it with the material stopping it from rubbing and forming a hole. The original WW2 round brackets were a different style to the modern worm screw types. Not that it really matters but if you're going to go back to the original style Slat Grill it's the little things like that that give it value. The clips that hold the brake lines into that round hole are a flat peice with a U cut out of it with a bent up end and it slides down over the brass fitting so it can't pull back out.

[@ALeoleo43]

Hello from France! Bravo for the brake cylinder. This is exactly the kind of thing that happens to me. I feel less alone now. A good time to laugh. (excuse me for the translation. :) Have a good day

[@JohnsGarageProjects]

Thank you for watching and laughing with me!

[@Huffy_Turns_a_Wrench]

you have the best attitude ..... LOL..... great videos!

[@JohnsGarageProjects]

😂 Thanks for watching !!!

[@harphamsrestorations7404]

I am rebuilding a 1959 Clark forklift that uses the same brakes.

[@69Dartman]

Drum brakes are never fun. I had to rehone the master cylinder in my 42 GPW and it was my first car so learning as I went. I don't remember if I did the brakes shoes too but it stopped again when I was done and this was back in 77 when I was 18. I have all the tools to do drums brakes now and I think my step dad had a bunch of tools and some advice etc at the time. My first oil change was fun when I forgot to put the O ring back under the cap for the oil filter canister.

[@JohnsGarageProjects]

Every day on a project is a new learning experience for sure! Sometimes I feel like I’m drinking from a firehose on this one because all I’ve ever worked on is stuff from the 70’s and newer. Glad to hear I’m not the only one that learns by mistakes 😀

[@conceptalfa]

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