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Re: GT6 Drum Brakes: Situation Normal, All Forked Up

To: Zink <zink@pdq.net>
Subject: Re: GT6 Drum Brakes: Situation Normal, All Forked Up
From: Joe Curry <curry@wolfenet.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 22:25:50 -0800
Cc: msecres@ibm.net, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: Curry Enterprises
References: <34982924.790A@ibm.net> <349802D6.CE4087DA@wolfenet.com> <3498BD19.9613E7A3@pdq.net>

Zink wrote:

> One thing Joe failed to mention, If you are doing this for the first
> time, it is a good idea to draw a diagram of how everything is set up,
> which shoe is in the front (always the short one), how the springs are
> attached, and how the emergency brake lever is attached to the shoe and
> wheel cylinder.  If you have to leave in the middle of re-assembly, you
> will unerringly forget how some smsll bit was installed, and get relly
> frustrated.
>
> Larry Zink
> 1964 Spitfire4
> Houston

  Good Point.  You may even consider doing each side one at a time.  That
way if you forget (or lose the diagrams) you have the other side as a
pattern.

Joe Curry


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