Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Brake spring

From: bmwwxman via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 17:53:33 -0500

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Now you've got me worrying about Mr rear brake set up.....  Grrrr

On Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 4:00 PM [email-masked] via Spridgets <
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> The beehive spring with the little "J" hook is a pain if you do not use
> needle nose vise grip pliers.   That allows you the ability to controll the
> direction of the hook of the spring and feel positive engagement.
>
> The rear brakes on the '70 midget utilise the two return springs
> attachment on the back side of the shoes to literally pull the shoes
> against the backing plate.   The earlier brakes like my bugeye used the
> beehive spring to hold the shoes against the backing plate to acomodate the
> sliding single piston wheel cylinder's motion.
>
> Chuck
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<div dir=3D"auto">Now you&#39;ve got me worrying about Mr rear brake set up=
.....=C2=A0 Grrrr</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On S=
at, Sep 22, 2018, 4:00 PM <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">crusad=
[email-masked]</a> via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
eam.net">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
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<div style=3D"padding-bottom:40px">
    <div style=3D"font-size:10pt"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0;marg=
in-bottom:0">The beehive spring with the little &quot;J&quot; hook is a pai=
n if you do not use needle nose vise grip pliers. =C2=A0 That allows you th=
e ability to controll the direction of the hook of the spring and feel posi=
tive engagement.</p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">T=
he rear brakes on the &#39;70 midget utilise the two return springs attachm=
ent on the back side of the shoes to literally pull the shoes against the b=
acking plate. =C2=A0 The earlier brakes like my bugeye used the beehive spr=
ing to hold the shoes against the backing plate to acomodate the sliding si=
ngle piston wheel cylinder&#39;s motion.</p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-=
top:0;margin-bottom:0">Chuck</p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0;margin=
-bottom:0"><br></p><div id=3D"m_-1990739671745793728SignatureBox" dir=3D"lt=
r" style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Sent from my LG Mobile</div></div=

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