Matt...
It sounds as though the hub might be loose on the splines, allowing the
hub-and-drum to flex,
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
-----Original Message-----
From: Kulka, Matt <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
To: 'mgs@autox.team.net' <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, December 17, 1998 12:47 PM
Subject: Brake and Axle soiree on '74 B.
>I wonder if any of you can help me with this mystery?
>
>I have a '74 B (with rostyles). I started to get a little squealing out of
>my rear brakes, so I pulled the wheels off to have a look. The edge of the
>drum which faces the backing plate has been rubbed shiny - and there's a
>shiny stripe on the lowest arc of the backing plate to match. Uh oh, says
I
>to myself - end play in the axle? So I put the wheel back on and start
>pushing and pulling - up, down, left, right, in, out, repeat and repeat
>again... and no play that I can find.
>
>I know I'm due to replace the thrust washers in my differential, but I
can't
>think that would cause the left axle to change position, would it?
>
>Anyone got a bright idea why my brake drum would start to contact the
>backing plate? I've put about 6000 miles on this car and this is the first
>time this has turned up.
>
>As always, thanks.
>
>Matt Kulka
>'74 B - Still driving with the top down in sunny North Carolina.
>
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