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Re: 73 gt6 brakes

To: "Sam Gentry" <hsgentry@cfw.com>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Re: 73 gt6 brakes
From: "Patrick Barber" <patbarber@home.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 21:15:36 -0400
Sam,

The 73 had self adjusting rear brakes If you want to switch to manual
adjusters, you may need to replace the back plate (the plate where the rear
brake hardware attaches( essentally, go back to 72 GT6 rear brakes).  This
may be your best course of action. Good luck!!

Pat Barber

----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Gentry <hsgentry@cfw.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 10:27 AM
Subject: 73 gt6 brakes


>
> I am putting a 73 GT6 together.  I got it a couple of years ago in
> boxes.  Almost everything seems to be there but I can't find the rear
brake
> hardware.  I have new slave cylinders, but everything else that goes on
the
> rear brakes is missing.    All the adjusting and shoe mounting stuff.
> Spitbits and Ted S. say that this stuff is no longer available.
>
> Does anyone have a 73 parts car that could donate this stuff?  Has anyone
> changed the 73 rear brakes to 72 brakes (non self adjusting) brakes?
>
> Thanks, Sam
>


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