Perhaps I'm missing something but I've never had a problem fitting brake
shoes..
I just put the shoes flat on the ground in the right orientation and fit the
springs into the correct location. Then I pick the whole assembly up and while
pulling the shoes apart to keep the springs in place I fit the left had shoe
into its top and bottom slots.
Next I lever the bottom of the right hand show over with a screwdriver to get
it into its bottom slot. Now the lower spring and the bottom of the shoes are
done.
Next I take a pair of largish pliers and using some towel as a buffer I grab
the top edge of the right hand shoe with the pliers vertical, essentially I
have the top edge of the shoe in the pliers and have plenty of leverage to
move the right hand shoe so it engages to the top slot. There is probably a
proper tool to do that but I don't have one. With my other hand I encourage
the top spring over the hub flange using my screwdriver as a lever.
Stan
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-6pack@Autox.Team.Net] On Behalf
Of Sally or Dick Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 1:51 PM
To: j randolph sandner; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] Re: [TR] tr6 rear brakes
Not Jack. Dick here.
I found it easier on my nerves to remove the hubs when installing new
brake shoes. Trying to keep the return springs in place with the hubs in
place is beyond my patience level.
Dick
From:
drsandner@earthlink.net(j randolph sandner)
hi jack,
would appreciate some more of your excellent tutelage: to wit;
have replace the rear shoes a number of years ago, and ISTR just
stretching the brake/spring assembly over the hub.
2 beer job.
did the RR yesterday, and the brake /spring just stretched over. now
doing the LR CANNOT get it past the tension adjustor. so i took it off,
now the lower spring will not stay on. PLEASE
HELP, randy
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