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Re: [Healeys] Today's Rant

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Today's Rant
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 10:54:10 -0700
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FWIW, my 2019 Mustang doesn't have dust shields on either front or rear 
disks (front are Brembo).

On 9/22/2019 9:14 AM, Mark Fawcett wrote:
> Michael,
> They absolutely are NOT essential. I've got 81000+ miles on my 1959 
> BT7 that do not have the dust shield backing plates installed.
>
> Mark Fawcett
>
> On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 8:18 AM Michael MacLean 
>
>     If you guys don't mind, here's today's rant.  I have struggling
>     with fitting the backplates dust shields to my BN2 disc brake
>     conversion.  These backplates would have to be fitted before the
>     extended splined hub is assembled on the car.  I tried every way I
>     thought they should be put on the car, but could not get the
>     mounting tabs to line up with the caliper plate bolts.Not even
>     close.  I'm ready to finish the front hubs and disc brakes without
>     the backplates.  Is there any of you guys running conversions or
>     standard disc brakes without these things?  Do I absolutely have
>     to put these things on the car? Ok, that's the rant for this week.
>     Mike MacLean
>
>


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    FWIW, my 2019 Mustang doesn't have dust shields on either front or
    rear disks (front are Brembo).<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/22/2019 9:14 AM, Mark Fawcett
      wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Michael,
        <div>They absolutely are NOT essential. I've got 81000+ miles on
          my 1959 BT7 that do not have the dust shield backing plates
          installed.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Mark Fawcett</div>
      </div>
      <br>
      <div class="gmail_quote">
        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 8:18
          AM Michael MacLean &lt;<a
            href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net"; 
moz-do-not-send="true">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>&gt;
          wrote:<br>
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        <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px
          0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">If
          you guys don't mind, here's today's rant.  I have struggling
          with fitting the backplates dust shields to my BN2 disc brake
          conversion.  These backplates would have to be fitted before
          the extended splined hub is assembled on the car.  I tried
          every way I thought they should be put on the car, but could
          not get the mounting tabs to line up with the caliper plate
          bolts.Not even close.  I'm ready to finish the front hubs and
          disc brakes without the backplates.  Is there any of you guys
          running conversions or standard disc brakes without these
          things?  Do I absolutely have to put these things on the car? 
          Ok, that's the rant for this week.
          <div
            
id="gmail-m_7768353125080615698yMail_cursorElementTracker_1569165477135">Mike
            MacLean<br>
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              <br>
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