Brake adjustment on the 2-33

5Z wrote:
You should be able to remove the lever and rotate it on the spline in
order to get it back to a better angle.


I tried that. There is no spline. The lever and the cam seem to be made
out of one piece.
And yes, if the cable is in line with said lever, it does not matter
how much I tighten the turn buckle.
I guess it all comes down to the drum diameter. I have the sneaky
suspicion that someone in the past bored them out way too big.

Again, does anyone have a number for the maximum permissible drum I.D.?

Uli Neumann

Drum diameter is one possibility. As is that the cam on the arm, or the
portion of the brake shoe that touches it, is worn beyond useful life.
UH

GM wrote:

I guess it all comes down to the drum diameter. I have the sneaky
suspicion that someone in the past bored them out way too big.

If the drum has been machined over diameter, a brake specialist should
be able to measure the drum and fit overthick linings on the shoes to
match.

(That may explain why you have "worn" shoes with plenty of wear lining
left on them).

Ian