How To Adjust The Brakes Properly On A G503 Willys MB

Adjusting the brake pads properly on a Willys Jeep. All done according to the original manual. Part of the Team G503 1943 Willys MB Restoration on KZbin.
All parts provided by Ron Fitzpatrick Jeep Parts.
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[@Willysmb44]

I wish I'd seen this 2 years ago. I did all of mine with a retired mechanic and while he worked on lots of antique cars in his collection, he'd never touched a G503 before. Let's just say it took a while

[@melvis2017]

Thanks allot Scott I learn allot from you are the man and you know the best advertisement is from mouth to mouth appreciations from 🇩🇰👍

[@tomfredericks8834]

After trying to adjust the brakes and hating the process, seeing this changed everything and ended our suffering. Exactly what we needed. Thanks!

[@kimthomas2271]

I really enjoy watching your channel and have just started building a 46 CJ2A. Thankyou so very much for your input. Brilliantly put together. Rod Florida.

[@TeamG503]

@@kimthomas2271 thank you. Very much appreciated 👍🫡

[@cliverothwell3472]

A very nice clear explanation. I just replaced a leaky wheel cylinder and adjusted the brakes following your video and the jeep pulled up straight and square! Many thanks........

[@VMS1942]

Excellent instructional video Scott. Thanks for taking the time to put it all together. I wish I could have seen this a few years ago. It took awhile to figure out on my own how to do this accurately. It's well worth the time to do a Major Adjustment for the most efficiency.

[@scottbennett6465]

Thank you! My 47 CJ2A brakes have never been right and now I know why. My mechanic adjusted them when I bought it and he obviously didn't know what he was doing. I have been very skeptical of letting my daughter drive it anywhere, but on flat ground. Now, I won't worry when she is home from law school and wants to take it for a spin!

[@Coastriderscotland]

This is a great film I used to adjust my Willys Hotchkiss M201 brakes last week, I sorted the spanner via eBay and did it myself easily, many thanks for sharing your great inspirational channel!

[@sithinstructor]

Thank you so much for these videos. Just got my CJ2a yesterday, and this is the first thing that needs doing. Previous owner backed off the brakes all the way to tow it, it has no brakes currently.

[@jubbedk]

Thank you so much from Denmark !

[@derekodwyer8170]

Thanks , was struggling with brakes , new to this game, loving the challenges. Tongarra, 1/2 hours south of Sydney up in the hills. Yes we have kangroos , they are a pain in the butt. Australia is a big slab of land, You are most welome . dekka

[@charlesloar3210]

Excellent Video. Will be doing this on a friend's 1954 M 38 A-1.

[@petervollers]

Please keep the videos coming. So incredibly clear and helpful. thx!

[@melvis2017]

Thanks for the update and the way you explain things appreciate tha🇩🇰👍

[@joannadunn4987]

Just started working on my gpw brakes for the first time really well thought out and easy to maintain really enjoying these videos great job!

[@TeamG503]

Joanna Dunn thank you, proud to be a part.

[@edstransitscott9186]

Great to know Scott, good presentation

[@gruntironwerks9694]

Good video of the Tech order procedures.

[@Knappist]

This is a massive help, many thanks for posting 👍

[@willysford]

Great guide. Greetings from Poland

[@twodutch1969]

Great video instructions! Thanks 🙏

[@ThePoolman2007]

very nice instructional video, just curious could you do a complete wo carb rebuild

[@TeamG503]

ThePoolman2007 I will👍

[@aboyandhisdog]

Seems like those tolerances would all be lost after a few miles of driving. I've always just gone by the "small bit of drag" method, and called it good. (maybe that's why nobody wants to ride with me???) Thanks for the vid!

[@TeamG503]

And that would be the minor adjustment. I have newly turned original brake drums, still in spec. like i said in the vid.....they will stop on a dime.

[@dinofalabrino5406]

I don't use a flashlight......I took a black marker and put a mark on the backing plate (a little line) to where the shoe is to be measured. Now I know exactly when the slot is to be when I stick my feeler gauge in.

[@destructo6745]

Great tutorial. Great series. That "x", does it mark the heaviest part of the drum? That would allow the slot to be cut without upsetting the drum's balance...

[@pietervanderwalt2388]

Very nice video thanks. I noticed that the new drums you get nowadays do not have the slot in them anymore. Is it advisable to cut your own slot?

[@amx19733]

Man that’s Awesome!!!!

[@garyallsebrook3493]

I bought a used Snap On brake adjustment wrench on eBay for $38. Worth its weight in gold! Must have to do it right. Theres no slots in my drums so the feeler gauge was out. Do you have a work around for that? I just adjusted it so the rear shoe was dragging a little then backed it off until it wasn't. same with front shoe but a tiny bit more backing off. They work fine with no pulling. How about a video on the handbrake?

[@battlejack1863]

Take your drums to a machine shop they can put the slot in them for you I had it done myself and it worked perfectly

[@johngibbins5587]

jeepdraw.com/images/BRAKES-101.pdf

[@joaquingerardoruizbravo764]

Hola hola Ron , Necesito eje flotante largo trasero, tiene uno a la venta? Para Ford GPW 1942

[@Ekatjam]

When can I make an appointment to drop mine off?

[@alanthompson2654]

Thanks! I have an International Scout 80 (~’65 model) and did not know how to do this. I will read comments below but assume you cut the slot in the drum? If so I will just use my air cut off tool to do so on mine. Thanks again!

[@johngibbins5587]

Slots were in all WW2 jeep brakes. And your International scout does not have the same type bottom anchor brakes so are not adjusted as in this video but will have duo servo brakes that have a bottom central adjuster. Later models would have self adjusters.

[@alanthompson2654]

@@johngibbins5587 Thanks for taking time to reply!!!

[@alanthompson2654]

@John Gibbins Thanks for that great info too and for being so friendly!!

[@LOWCOUNTRYDIY]

I also live in Charleston, do you know of any Jeep meetups?

[@TeamG503]

@@LOWCOUNTRYDIY we frequently attend cars and coffee in Mt. Pleasant on Saturdays in town center, and we try to make ale and octane on Daniel Island. That’s in the New Realm Brewery on Daniel Island. Last Sunday of Every month👍

[@LOWCOUNTRYDIY]

@@TeamG503 sounds good, I’ll see if I can make it to the Mount pleasant cars and coffee soon. Would love to meet and talk Jeep. I am currently restoring a 1952 M38.

[@scoots8519]

Thank You Scott!

[@sangrilaontheroad1259]

Hey Scott, i have a question. Do you have a video about getting the air out of the brake lines ? Im interested in that part? Greetings Walter from the Netherlands.

[@thra5herxb12s]

Could you do a seperate video of an airforce jeep.

[@TeamG503]

I don’t exactly know what you are asking here. During WWII there actually where no, “Air Force Jeeps”. At least to my knowledge 🤷‍♂️

[@paulsworld07]

Scott. Where'd ya go?

[@reusablematerials]

you forgot to mention the bottopm adjusters need to be dimples together before doing the adjustment on the top adjusters

[@Kickinpony66]

Is that slot above the X a "Factory Slot"?

[@TeamG503]

Kickinpony.66 it is... original drums... you caught that😉 if I took a tape, I’ll bet it would be about one inch👍😉

[@Kickinpony66]

Indeed, 1" :)

[@bbb123594]

Can you post the model of that MAC wrench, I can't find it? i can find longer wrenches but the opening is stock size

[@sprprops1]

The snap on model for the wrench is B-1351-A. They haven't made it since the 70s apparently.

[@ronniesmith5305]

Hey does that Mac wrench have a tool part number on it? The one used on the eccentric

[@sprprops1]

B-1351-A is the snap on part number. Long out of production.

[@beckydarder7217]

I recently purchased a M38 and need to adjust the brakes per your video, but I am unable To find your specialty wrench, could you poet a manufacturer and part number.

[@jerrybutler1336]

just talked to a guy who said as long as you have full pedal, thats all you can do, what youve got is what you got. i dont see it stopping on a dime, 20ft more like............any ideas ?

[@melvis2017]

Hello Scott again please what the name of that manual thanks

[@rodjeep42]

Think he calls it the TM9, mine is TM9-803, you’ll find it on Google ok

[@sdunnage]

Scott did I miss the part where the bottom section of the drum only uses a .005 feeler gauge instead of the .008? I listened to the video a few times and didn't hear the switch...maybe it's just me. Thanks

[@sdunnage]

Never mind 3rd time listening is a charm. Excellent video btw. Thanks for posting these tips.

[@taylorhiester3151]

Anyone know where I can buy one of the wrenches he made? Having trouble finding one.

[@TeamG503]

The wrench I made is from a regular 3/4 inch box end, open end wrench. I heated it, bent it into shape and ground it to make it thinner. I made it to make this job a breeze. You can do the same with a 3/4 offset wrench out of the box. They are available everywhere, including harbor freight 👍

[@davidoverschmidt9312]

What kind of wrench are you using to hold the cams?

[@chuckwatford2952]

According to the TM that I am reading, you are turning the eccentrics the wrong way. "Place wrench on eccentric so that handle is up, and turn wrench handle toward wheel rim."

[@TeamG503]

Chuck Watford I promise you, how I show in the video, the brakes stop on a dime. The rotation of the eccentric is towards the rim, essentially speaking.

[@battlejack1863]

Upgrade to 11” brakes and shit can that archaic 9” brake set up