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how do you adjust the brakes.
Sent to Car Experts November 12 04:50 PM

93 lincoln continental. How do you adjust rear brakes?

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November 12 6:52 PM (2 hours and 2 minutes and 7 seconds later)
         
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 the rear brakes are the only ones that adjust this is done by raising the car and suport it properly.

  You will find a slot in the near the bottom of the backing plate of each wheel using a screw driver or adjuster spoon thru the backing plate move the adjusting wheel up or down untill you you notice a slight drag when turning the tire repeat on the otherside and then road test

 Caution; Do not over tighten the brakes as this will cause them to overheat or lock up and it could be diffacult for a novice to back the brakes off again.

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November 12 7:01 PM (8 minutes and 54 seconds later)
         
Response to enginboy's Post: I don't see an adjusting screw.
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November 12 7:57 PM (56 minutes and 17 seconds later)
         
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 it dosn't look like a screw  it is a wheel right on the inside of the slot on the backing plate you turn it up or down till the brakes start to drag slightly. on a Ford preoduct I think up is the direction you want to move the star wheel.
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