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Both the explanation and the photo are a big help filling in the gaps from the TM. I'm going to work through that approach.
Thanks to both of you.
Steve
What I'm finding is that by the time I get the jam nut to put a bit of pressure on the lever, the inner shoe wants to contact the drum. I've loosened the moustache spring, tightened it, etc.
When it was run down far enough on the cable to hold the truck, the inner shoe was actually putting...
Bumping with additional questions:
- Am I correct that backing the adjuster bolt out is supposed to use the bolt head to hold the top of the outer shoe closer to the drum?
- Is the lever supposed to be run in on the cable before spring 3 engages? I've backed off nut 2 on the left drawing...
I'm trying to remedy a too-tight adjustment that dates back to swapping my transfer case. Seems all the adjustment was done at the cable and arm and the inner shoe was dragging.
I'm trying to go through the TM procedure but my cable is older and there's no clear 'start mark' where they say...
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