Curt,
I don't have anything specific to add to this but I would suggest you take
your time and inspect your brake system from "stem to stern" (front to back
and top to bottom) and make sure it's 100% functional before something
unfortunately happens.
Also you might want to do that to the whole car and familarize yourself with
each and every nut & bolt. And welcome to the world of old car ownership.
Paul
P.S. If you have any pictures of your ride email them along I can never see
too many Tiger pictures! It's cold here in Michigan.
>From: "Curt" <choffman9@cinci.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "Curt" <choffman9@cinci.rr.com>
>To: "Tiger" <tigers@Autox.Team.Net>
>Subject: Brake info
>Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:01:08 -0500
>
>Thanks for all the ideas people have supplied. It's like having my own
>little
>mechanic's resource group. Probably won't get to the car again until
>Saturday
>but will then check out the rear cylinders (recently replaced by the PO
>according to him) and the related brake springs and rear hose. I do have
>the
>drums off now and once they were off the adjuster was easy to adjust the
>pads
>in so it is not bound up at all (although it was jammed when the pads were
>jammed out). Didn't get a chance to check out whether the springs and such
>were on correctly. With all the brakes I have done I can't imagine putting
>them on wrong. I didn't even think you could, but given the input I will
>check. We did pop a rear cylinder when my buddy stepped on the brakes after
>I
>had removed the drums so I will have to do some work there anyway.
>
>More to follow in a few days.
>
>Curt Hoffman
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