Thursday, January 31, 2013

Helpful hint from Popular Science, December 1932

Filing your brakes

“External brakes that have become scored and grooved through long use often can be put back into shape with a coarse file. Jack up one wheel and remove the brake bands. Then, with the gear shift lever in high and the motor running a trifle faster than ordinary idling speed, apply the file (a twelve-inch fender file preferred) to the spinning drum in a manner shown in the picture above. Sandpaper and steel wool can be used for the finishing touches.” Page 76.

http://books.google.com/books?id=iigDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA37&dq=Popular+Science+1932+plane&hl=en&ei=ZVcxTcDyJYL-8Aal2YH9CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=Popular%20Science%201932%20plane&f=true


Question: If you jack up one wheel and then put the transmission in high, with the other wheel still in contact with the ground, doesn't that mean you might then have a bigger problem than worn brakes?

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