Andrew Mace wrote:
> On Mon, 10 May 1999, T. .R. Dafforn wrote:
>
> > 1) How can the rear brakes work when the rear wheel cylinder
> > apparently only acts on one shoe?
> > Is the rest achieved by telekinsis?
>
> No, more like basic physics. For every action there is an equal and
> opposite reaction -- the cylinder should slide freely, so the piston
> pushes one shoe, then the cylinder moves the opposite direction to push
> the opposite shoe.
Aha...I wouldn't have worked this out as the whole sliding bit was gummed up
with 23 years worth of rust and underseal...
Which probably explains why the rear shoes never seem to have any wear!
Tim
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