PPP wrote:
I have heard from some people regarding Spridgets, and many
other cars, that the shoes may be small. Jury is out as to why with
new shoes. Some say the lining of today are too thin. I can't explain
it, but you're not alone. I have ben investigating it. The suggestion
of a spot weld on the shoe end has been successfully used by many.
Peter
The problem is that the wedges are so short that they can't contact the shoe
edges and the screw at the same time, even when the screw is completely
screwed in. It not a lining question - I can not move the shoes apart at all,
even with the screw aqll the way in.
I would have to put a weld on the bottom of the shoes that would make the
edge stick much farther into the box, so that the weld would push the wedges
together into the middle of the box where they could contact the screw tip. I
would need to add more that 1/8", probably more - that doesn't seem right.
WST may come over and look at it. I may just measure and get longer wedges
made by a local machine shop.
Bud
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