Thanks Bob...
I discovered the problem when I had both front wheels off the ground. The
front left spins with slight dragging (that I would expect). The front left
with noticeably more. It will spin maybe one revolution and a half if I
give it a good hard spin.
Thanks for the info!
Kurtis J.
1963 TR4
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kinderlehrer" <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>
To: "Kurtis" <kurtisj@cox-internet.com>; "Triumph List"
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: Brake Question
> Kurtis,
>
> You're not missing anything, there is no adjustment on disk brakes. How
did
> you make this discovery? If you happened to have the wheel off the ground
> and could hear the pad scraping the rotor when you spin the wheel, that's
> normal. If the car keeps wanting to make a right turn when you want to go
> straight, that's not. Using this list as a measuring device, I'd say the
> most common culprit for the later condition is an over age flexible hose
to
> the front wheel cylinder. But hey, that's just my opinion, I could be
> wrong.
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kurtis" <kurtisj@cox-internet.com>
> To: "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 10:08 PM
> Subject: Brake Question
>
>
> > Okay everyone... I have another dumb question. I discovered today that
my
> > front right brakes are dragging. I hate to sound as dumb as I really
am,
> but
> > how the heck do I adjust this???
> >
> > I have the Bentley Workshop Manual, and it gives clear instructions for
> > removing and replacing the pads, but it doesn't really go into any
detail
> > regarding adjustments. I feel comfortable removing and replacing the
> pads,
> > but what do I need to do to insure they don't continue to drag?
> >
> > As always, any and all help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Kurtis J.
> > 1963 TR4
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