Well described. This is exactly how I do it, and it seems a fairly easy
task.
Greg
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Alex Robertson <nambour3@yahoo.com.au>wrote:
> Re: rear brake shoe installation
>
> Hi all,
>
> Rear brake springs on later backing
> plates are fairly easy to replace this
> way. I only use a pair of needle nose
> pliers and a medium sized flat bladed screwdriver for this task. I have not
> replaced shoes on the back of a Spridget with the early type of
> wheel
> cylinders for a while, but I seem to remember that a similar
> technique works
> for them too.
>
> Make sure the handbrake is in the off position, and the
> adjusters
> are adjusted inwards before you begin. This technique can be used
> with
> the hub and half shaft still in place, but is even easier if these are
> not on the car.
>
> Hook the top of new shoes into handbrake lever assembly and
> wheel
> cylinder slots, but do not mount the bottom of the shoes yet. (They are
> angled out towards you.) There is plenty of room & almost no
> tension when you
> put the top spring in, & hook it into the correct
> spot this way. The only
> tricky bit is getting the end of this spring
> over the handbrake lever
> properly. This may involve the use of
> appropriate vocabulary for many
> Spridget owners.
>
> Now hook bottom spring into locating holes on shoes (The
> bottom of the
> shoes are still not mounted.) There is only a little amount of
> tension
> involved so far. Now with a bit of force with a screwdriver, the
> bottom
> of each shoe can be popped into place quite easily. Fitting the last
> end is the only part of the task where knuckles are vulnerable if you slip.
> Centralise the shoes, fit the drum and then adjust them properly.
> Don't over
> - tighten them, or you will be repeating the process soon
> with another new set
> of shoes. I can tell you this from recent experience.
>
> Regards from Alex
> Robertson , Secretary, Sprite Car Club Queensland, Australia.
>
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