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GT6 Drums Revisited

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Subject: GT6 Drums Revisited
From: msecres@ibm.net
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 18:13:16 -0800
Well, the right rear drum is off my GT6.  Thanks to Bob Wanta (and others), I 
was able 
to hammer it off without too much trouble, sliding the cylinder back and forth 
a bit 
helped to free it.

If we recall my tale of woe, I have a leaky RR brake cylinder.  The advice is 
to replace 
it, and the other side simultaneously, along with all the pads and springs.  I 
plan to 
do all this.

I'm wondering, though, if it's really necessary to turn the drums.  Since my 
pads were 
perfectly good, and just dragging, there is no tangible damage to either drum 
-- both 
feel perfectly smooth.  I'd rather not remove metal from them unnecessarily.  
Can I 
safely skip this part of the rear brake rebuild in this case?

Wondering, and braking for donuts, I am ..

--
Martin Secrest
73 GT6
74 Spitfire

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