----- Original Message -----
From "RL Chrysler" <lchrysl at fhs.csu.McMaster.CA>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 5:15 PM
Subject: Sprite rear brakes
Hi folks,
A few weeks ago I noted to the list about a problem of having newly
lined
brake shoes, and good drums with plenty of thickness. The problem was
that
the snail cam adjusters were out to their maximum adjustment and the
shoes
were barely able to contact the drums.
Follow up:
I discovered by comparison with other shoes that some previous
son-of-a,
ahem....person, had ground the ends of the brake shoe webs down about
3/16"
at each end, probably to fit oversized linings. Now here I was with
correct
thickness linings freshly bonded to these shoes, trying to make things
work.
Solution:
Carefully built up the ends with MIG, dress ground back to correct
size and
shape, and installed all as per the book.
Results: The asembly adjusted up properly at about the 4th click of
the
adjuster, and once the old stretched handbrake cable (another seperate
issue) was replaced with a new one, believe it or not about 1 5/8"
shorter,
everything comes together beautifully. The rear wheels obtain full
lock on
the 4th click of the handbrake ratchet.
Moral of the Story:
Don't trust that things haven't already been bastardized or otherwise
tampered with before you got there, no matter how neat a job it
appears!
Hope this helps someone some day.
If someone reading this is on the Spridget list, please pass it along.
Thanks.
Rich Chrysler
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