[Fot] TR3 10" brake question

[Bill Tobin]

Hi Don, been there, done that with my TR6. The shoe linings are too bloody thick.
You can turn the drums but why waste good material in the drums.
I can't find anyone to cam grind the linings like shops used to do. Some called it arc grinding.
One trick that Uncle Ted taught me: grind a small amount of material off the metal brake shoe end where it contacts the wheel cylinder and the brake adjuster. (I'm not sure what your shoes look like; I'm assuming that they are similar to mine) This will bring the shoes slightly closer together.
I've run into this problem with several different suppliers.
Good luck, Bill
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Don Marshall via Fot 
  To: Friends of Triumph 
  Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 6:04 PM
  Subject: [Fot] TR3 10" brake question


  My '57 TR3 (street car) has Girling 10" drums on the rear.  The new shoes I just got are too thick for the drums to fit over them.  Based on the TR3 shop manual I'm putting them on correctly.  Has anyone else experienced this with new shoes?  I guess I can either sand the shoes down or have the drums turned enough to make them fit. This is a very low mileage car so there's plenty of meat in the drums.  If there's better answer I'd like to know what it is.  Thanks, Don 


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