>From what I can remember the hooked one goes on first and the open end
points downward and towards the front of the car. Then from the opposite
side the mate to it clips in to it. Then the two others (each has a tab in
the center of them) go from front to back of car and butt up against the
cylinder housing. Mine were a very tough fit. It made me wonder if I had
done it wrong. But, these were new from Ross at Sports Imports and they
came packaged this way. Please let me know if I did it wrong too. Mine
seemed way too tight. The last shim wanted to spread out and that can't be
good for keeping the assembly attached to the main brake housing. Larry.
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Harvey [mailto:stebharvey@ameritech.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 5:22 PM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Rear brakes
Hello list,
Inspected the rear brakes on Tuesday and found both froze. Disassembled the
drivers side and found both the piston and bore in good condition. A light
cleaning and all is well.
The right side was just inspected and the aluminum bore and piston are
pitted
and beyond repair. Are these items still to be found?
I have the manual and followed the layout of the shims as shown on the
exploded view. There are 4 shims. Two look to be the same having a bent tab.
One shim has a straight tab on the end. The last shim is curved and appears
to
be the keeper shim. Both rear brakes had the shims installed different then
shown in the exploded view and each side was installed from different ends.
Now I'm totally confused as to how the shims should be installed. Any
assistance is appreciated.
Thanks
Steve Harvey
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