TeriAnn - The subject line said TR3B...
And I don't really think a 10" would fit in a 9" backing plate...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TeriAnn Wakeman [SMTP:twakeman@cruzers.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 1998 11:54 PM
> To: Triumphs Mailing List (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: TR3B: Trouble Getting Brake Drums ON
>
> >TeriAnn,
> >
> >Is there a way to measure the shoes? They sure look the same size as
> the
> >pair I took out --- BUT, there were a lot of problems in the rear
> brakes of
> >this car from DPO. It sat in a field for a decade. The left rear
> brake line
> >had been pinched closed and the wheel cylinder was just sitting in
> there
> >w/out any backing plates. So there's probably no guarantee that the
> >previous ones were correct either (it would also explain why it was
> so
> >*(&($& hard getting the drums off in the first place!).
> >
> >- Dave
>
>
> Well I still don't know if you are dealing with the Spit or the TR3.
> If
> its the TR3, early cars had 10 inch brakes, yours has nine inch
> brakes.
> The difference probably wouldn't be noticable unless you put them
> together side by side. But check the emergency brake first. As the
> previous message said, if its at all pulling the shoes will be too
> tight
> for the drum. It seems like the most likely posibility to me,
> assuming
> you have the shoes properly mounted and lined up.
>
> TeriAnn Wakeman
> Santa Cruz, California
>
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