The BN6 with wire wheels should have four-stud drums in the front,
five-bolt drums in the rear.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Des Gedow" <des_gedow@hotmail.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 6:09 AM
Subject: 106 Brake Drums and Axles
> Hi,
> Am in the process of rebuilding my BN6 and need some advice re the
brakes
> and axles. My car is a wire wheel car, and all parts look original i.e.
the
> car has a genuine 27,000 miles
>
> My front stub axles are four stud while the back are five stud. I
consulted
> two friends with BN4s, and one has the same setup as on my car while the
> other has five stud all round.
> The BN4 with my setup was a Longbridge car and the other with the five
stud
> pattern all round was a Abingdon car.
> I thought that maybe the earlier cars (longbridge) were built using old
104
> stock and when Abingdon production of BN4s commenced, the went to the
five
> stud setup.
> What has me confused is my car has the latest build date of all three
cars
> and some three months before the above BN4 with the 5 stud setup.
> Any comments opinions would be welcome
> Thanks
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