Louis,
All your observations are correct for how they should be fitted. The long
hook of the top spring goes toward rear of the car.
Gerard
At 12:40 PM +0100 11/26/01, Louis Mehr (SEM) wrote:
>Hi Listers,
>
>I was finally about to refit my brake drums after fitting a new brake
>master cylinder and some pipes when I noticed that the springs on the
>shoes were catching the hub as it rotated.
>
>Checking in the Haynes guide & Moss catalogues I saw that the spring/drum
>arrangement was shown fitted quite differently compared to my car and
>concluded that the previous owner had not fitted the shoes correctly. It
>was clear:
>
>(i) that the springs are handed (I don't know if the springs fitted are
>correct)
>(ii)that the springs sit behind the shoes (mine were on top)
>(ii)that the shoes are supposed to lie in opposite directions (mine
>weren't i.e. the two thin slots were at the top & sat either side of the
>wheel cylinder)
>
>I'm not sure why someone would install shoes in this manner. Does anyone
>have pictures of both LHS and RHS drums fitted correctly?
>
>I know this is all simple stuff but I've never worked on brake drums before.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Louis Mehr, Manchester, UK
>RHD 71 Sprite with 1098 engine.
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