I sure would like to get my hands, I mean my fists, on the guy that designed the brake adjustment system on the early Jeeps. Every time I have to adjust them it's like a war zone with all the cussing and yelling going on. The worst part is the nuts rusting solid and requiring heat to loosen them.
You can correctly assume that I just finished adjusting them. I am also going to order new brake shoes and adjusters for a future brake job.
I wonder if the one that designed them was a kid fresh out of college that didn't have a clue and thought it was a great idea to be able to set the shoe to the drum at both ends of the shoe. Or, it may have been some quirky old fart that was particular, peculiar and weird, uhhh, like me.
I am going make some kind of wrench to hold the end of the stud while tightening the nut. There is two sizes so it's going to be a little snarky. If it works I will start selling them. I will buy a cheap box wrench to thin down so it will go on the front lower 3/4" nut.
Oh, did I mention I hate adjusting Jeep brakes?
I think I need to take a long ride in the Jeep to mollify my anger.
EDIT: it's amazing how much better the brakes work with them adjusted. When the pedal is low it takes a lot of effort to stop but when the pedal is high I get easy stopping effort.
