[TR] TR3A Rear Brake Drum

dorpaul dorpaul at bellsouth.net
Mon Apr 13 20:41:30 MDT 2009


Scott,
I've heard this tightness will settle in, maybe?
Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Suhring" <suhringtr36 at comcast.net>
To: "Triumph Mail List" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 10:34 PM
Subject: [TR] TR3A Rear Brake Drum


> Well, I got the new rear cylinder installed in my '59 TR3, but have
> encountered a problem that I am scratching my head over. Before I needed 
> to
> replace the right rear brake cylinder, my wheel/brake drum turned freely.
> Now since I replaced the cylinder, I can barely get the drum on and once 
> on,
> you cannot spin the shaft due to the shoes being so tight on the drum. I
> have changed nothing else, measured the piston against the old cylinder, 
> and
> although the pistons have a different shape, the measurements seem to be 
> the
> same. The adjuster wedges are also fully in. Any thoughts as to what could
> be causing this problem? I can try installing the old cylinder after
> rebuilding it or I could have the drum shaved down a bit.  TIA
>
> Scott Suhring
> Mechanicsburg, PA
> '70 TR6
> '59 TR3
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