The rear brakes have a mechanism that is supposed to increase the distance between the brake shoes as they wear, keeping them a consistent distance from the drum. Don't know how successful this mechanism is, however. You can still adjust the brakes manually by turning the star wheel with a brake adjusting tool through the access hole in the backing plate. Your owner's manual or a service manual has this procedure. Dan Robert Zezoff wrote: > Are the rear drum brakes on my 82 Westy self adjusting?? |
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