Lawrie,
Thanks for the clarification. Now I can check that mine are installed
as intended.
Bob
On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:57:56 -0700 "Lawrie Alexander"
<Lawrie@Britcars.com> writes:
> Chiming in rather late here (busy weekend!) but a couple of points
> need
> making ....
>
> All four pictures on page M6 of the shop manual show right-side
> brakes. (The
> TD/TF brake hose is located behind the king pin, Bob.) From this we
> can
> deduce that the leading ends of both front brake shoes are forced
> into
> initial contact with the drum, providing what is sometimes referred
> to as
> "servo action". At the rear, the wheel cylinder floats so
> application of
> hydraulic pressure, theoretically, moves the piston downwards while
> the
> cylinder itself moves upwards, applying equal pressure to one
> leading and
> one trailing end of the rear shoes.
>
> The illustrations show the lining material going all the way to the
> end of
> the shoe at the trailing end, but leaving a space at the leading
> end. In my
> experience, not all re-lining companies follow this practice - some
> re-lined
> shoes will have linings all the way to each end of the shoe. This
> does not
> seem to compromise the action of the brakes. However, going back to
> an
> earlier question about tight linings, it is often necessary to file
> or sand
> (with proper breathing protection, of course) material off at each
> end to
> allow the linings to fit inside the drums with proper clearance.
>
> Everybody clear now? :<)
>
> Lawrie
> British Sportscar Center
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