msecres@ibm.net wrote:
>
> Bob Wanta wrote:
> >
> > Hi Martin,
> >
> > First open the bleeder. Second, make sure the wheel cylinder slides
> > sideways in the backing plate. Remove the parking brake cable from the
> > lever next to the wheel cylinder. With the bleeder open, move the wheel
> > cylinder as far as possible side to side. With a brass hammer, tap the
> > brake drum (as hard as necessary) until it's off. Replace both rear wheel
> > cylinders (if one's leaking, the other will start soon; don't waste your
> > time or money rebuilding them as you'll be doing the whole job over within a
> > year) , the rear shoes, and have the drums trued at you local auto machine
> > shop. Under extreme frozen conditions, the drum may break, in which case it
> > is replaced. Have fun - Bob Bob's Foreign Auto Service -
> > www.iconn.net/bobsauto
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: msecres@ibm.net <msecres@ibm.net>
> > To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Wednesday, December 17, 1997 11:05 AM
> > Subject: GT6 Drum Brakes: Situation Normal, All Forked Up
> >
> > >All right, I admit it. I'm a brake mechanic-wannabe. Experience ...slim.
> > But for what
> > >seems like $1500 per average job, I'm ready to learn.
> > >
> > >The right rear drum brake on my GT6 has been dragging. When it got
> > noticeably worse, I
> > >put the car up on stands to investigate.
> > >
> > >1) Brake fluid found on the tire. (This explains my slow resevoir loss.)
> > >
> > >2) Drum is difficult, but not impossible, to turn by hand.
> > >
> > >3) Drum will budge, but not come off. I've offered at it, but I don't want
> > to apply
> > >excessive force at the moment. I opened the bleed valve, but this seems to
> > make no
> > >difference. How would a real mechanic proceed from this point? And does
> > anyone care to
> > >offer a preliminary diagnosis as to what the problem is here?
> > >
> > >--
> > >Martin Secrest
> > >73 GT6
> > >74 Spitfire
> > >
> > >PS: Yes, the emergency brake is off. Hey .. I'm not THAT stoopid. And by
> > the way, I
> > >have the self-adjusting brakes, so I can't proceed by turning the adjuster
> > off, as the
> > >Bentley recommends ...
> > >
>
> Wow. Talk about going to the source (!) Thanks a lot, Bob. This is the
>kind of stuff
> they don't tell you in manuals. I feel better already.
>
> --
> Martin Secrest
> 73 GT6
> 74 Spitfire
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