Hi. I have recently acquired a '53 Manhattan and am working on it. One issue I'm having, thus far, is adjusting the shoes. I can see that they're moved by a post that is turned by a stud coming out of the backing plate which fits a 1/4" wrench, and I can see that by turning the stud the post would move toward the inside or outside of the wheel, bringing the shoe with it, much like a similar-year Studebaker. My problem is that, thus far, none of my studs want to turn, and I'm afraid of stripping or breaking them if I start cranking on them with my little 1/4" wrench -- clearly, they aren't supposed to require that much effort or they would have made the stud larger. I'm wondering a couple of things here: 1) do they only turn in one direction, and if so, which way should I be trying to turn them? 2) Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, how did they overcome it? I figured I'd better ask before I broke something, and hope someone has some guidance for me on this.
Thanks!
