> On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>
> > Not on a 1979 Spitfire. The bottom spring can only be put on while
> > the shoes are off the car. The top spring must go on after the shoes
> > are back in place.
>
> I'll bite. What makes the '79 different from any other Spitfire? It's a
Don't know that it is different, but I have only seen mine, which is a 1979
and you defintely can't put the bottom pring on last.
> bit tricky the first time one does this -- getting the shoes and springs
> together and getting the hand position right, and one has to make sure the
> springs are correctly oriented and the hub is in the right spot, but it's
> pretty simple once one is used to it.
>
The bottom springs do not just have hooks on them, they have an "S" shaped
bend that actually goes through 2 of the bottom holes. The fact that they
also pass through from the back makes it even more impossible to put them
on after the shoes are on the wheel. The top spring, on the other hand,
has only a hook on each end and a straight section that looks designed for
gripping with pliers.
bill
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