Jeff,Thanks for the reply. The adjusters were clean
as a matter of fact,the *wedge devises* fell out
and got wiped clean. Another lister mentioned the
possibility of two different drum diameters. That's
a great thought because I did buy a different drum
from TSI and had them turned but I never thought to
tell them to mic the ID's to make them the same.
Live & learn....................
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
To: D T Gebhard <kimkell@decaturnet.com>; Spitfire
List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: Tight brake hub
Dave,
My guess is that your brake adjuster on the tight
side is binding, creating
too much friction between your new pads and your
drum. Even though you
loosened it all you could, my guess is that it's
loaded with crud that
prevented it from opening up fully.
When I rebuilt my brakes, I removed the adjusters,
took them apart, cleaned
with brake cleaner and lubed with white lithium
grease.
Take care,
Jeff McNeal (San Diego)
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----- Original Message -----
From: D T Gebhard
To: Spitfire List
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 2:54 PM
Subject: Tight brake hub
Spitlisters:
I just got done putting new brake shoes on my
Spit. One side went on great. T'other was a
different story. After cleaning and backing out
the
adjustment screw as far as it would go,the hub
was
very tight but it went on with a little
persuading
with a plastic mallet.Everything back on,I went
for
a test drive for about a mile. That's when I
noticed the slight smell of heat and smoke. The
drums are painted so some of the smoke was hot
paint,the rest had to be hot brakes.
What did I do wrong? Could I have done any
damage? I've done a lot of brake jobs so I'm
confident in my abilities.
Thanks for any advice...
Dave Gebhard
1977 Spit
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