RE: [Classic Mustang] New member

 Another thought on the wheels not turning.  You should turn the brake adjustment screw to loosen the brake pads off of the drum.  There is an oval opening in the bottom of the backing plate, sometimes with a rubber stopper in it.  Look through that opening and you should see the brake adjusting screw.  It has a disc with teeth on it which needs to be rotated to either loosen or tighten the brake pads against the drum.  You can turn this with a screwdriver, or brake adjusting tool (looks like a screwdriver with a bent end).  Turn this until the adjusting screw is very loose.  That will insure the brake pads have enough room to back off the drums.

If you want some pictures to help go to www.autozone.com  They had a repair guide on-line.  You can put in a specific car ('67 mustang) and go to this section and type in something like "adjust drum brakes" and an article will pop up showing you what to do.  I have a Mustang Resotoration Manual, and many of the articles on line are the same as what I have in my manual.

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at  4:21 PM, Al wrote:

Hello all,

I've joined this group because I just bought a 1967 coupe and would

like to benefit from others' experience with Mustang restoration.

Reading the posts, there seems to be a lot of it here! My Mustang's

previous owner took it off the road 20 years ago with intent to restore

it. He removed most of the front end, the engine and trans, bought lots

of Ford NOS parts, and that's as far as it went. Real nice guy, though.

I plan to work on the rust first (there's a lot), then install an

updated drivetrain (the originals are long gone).

Here are my first questions: Can anyone recommend a rust inhibitor

coating? Also, 2 wheels have rigor mortis, I suspect rusted, seized

brakes (4 wheel drums). Anyone have a solution for breaking them loose?

Thanks very much.

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