I just redid my brakes yesterday. Let's see if I remember anything!
I believe the double spring with the straight section is for clearing the slave
cylinder. So the single long spring goes up by the adjusters.
The springs nestle on the inboard side (towards the center of the car).
Place the springs on the brake shoes.
Pick up the assembly as a group, folding the brake shoes towards you and each
other with the springs facing away.
Nestle the assembly towards the backing plate with the springs behind the
adjusters and slave cylinder.
Then insert a lower corner of a shoe into the slave cylinder piston slot, with
the rectangular hole over the emergency brake lever end.
Insert the other shoe lower corner into the slot at the other end of the slave
cylinder.
Then pull the top parts of the shoes apart while easing the top corners into the
brake adjuster pistons.
P.S. While you're at it, clean and polish the adjuster assembly. It works much
better when clean.
Fred - So.SF
BADROC
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Subject: rear brake shoe springs
Author: Kelly Brown <brown4@cdsnet.net>
Date: 12/20/2000 3:45 PM
I have not kept up with the mail I have been getting from the group.
Too busy working on my roadster. I have a question for the group
regarding rear brake shoe retainer springs. I want to change the shoes,
and I am not sure if they were put on right to start with. The shoes
have two springs to the inboard side of the shoes. One spring is a
solid spring for the whole length and the other spring has a section of
straight wire in the middle. Does the spring with the straight section
go up by the adjuster or down by the wheel cylinder? Also do the
springs go on the inboard or outboard side of the brake shoes? My
apologies if this topic has already been covered by the group.
Thanks for any advice
Kelly Brown
Medford, Or
1967 1600
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