In a message dated 05/01/2000 8:33:23 PM Central Daylight Time,
n196x@mindspring.com writes:
<< But even after I got the whole wheel back together, there seems to be an
awful lot of drag. The wheels on my everyday car, a 30 year old 911, spin
effortlessly. For the life of me I can't get the TR-4 wheels to do this.
Especially the front ones. The 911 has a spring deally at the top of the
brake pads to keep them from dragging. The Triumph pads seem to take a
much longer time to release completely. What's the preferred drill on this?
>>
Richard:
There are those (not in this group, of course), who would say, "Drive the
911."
We inspect and repack our wheel bearings every year.
Your comments about brake pad drag are interesting. With my TR3, I have a
different sensation, in that after 'curvy' track sections (i.e. the six or
seven turns before the fisheye at Grattan) I have no brakes. I have to pump
my brakes to 'put the pads back where they belong' before they will operate
properly.
Bill Dentinger
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