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Re: brakes

To: "Ian Spencer" <ian@sunbeamalpine.org>, <JACranwell@cs.com>
Subject: Re: brakes
From: "Louis & Laila" <bwana@c2i2.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:17:07 -0700
As far as I know, the early series 5 had self adjusting brakes. Due to some
decision (they sucked?) they were removed from later series 5, and replaced
with manual adustment. i looked at the picture and compared it with all
pictures in my handy dandy Rootes IPB, PN# 6600992, and it is not the same.
It may be Rapier in origin. Lou
----- Original Message -----

> Julian,
> I believe you may be right about that. I looked at the picture too
> quickly.
> However, I'm not sure the Series 3 had adjustable brakes. I always
> believed that they first appeared on the Series V. Can anyone out there
> confirm this?
>
> JACranwell@cs.com wrote:
> >
> > Sorry Chaps,
> >
> > But it does not look a bit like my SV cylinders to me. It could be the
US
> > version had different cylinders for the rear.
> >
> > However, in Europe, the SV had auto-adjuster units, with the adjuster at
the
> > opposite end to the piston. On the example shown, the manual adjuster is
on
> > the same end as the piston.
> >
> > I'm not sure, but i believe the SIII should be the same configuration,
but
> > without the self-adjuster.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >     Julian Cranwell (SIII with SV rear end)
>


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