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1. Brake shoe orientation (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 08:09:25 -0600; Do I have this right? I'm doing the rear brakes on a '72 Midget. Using the illustration in the Moss manual, the front shoe has the longer area without lining to the top and the rear one has it to the; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00445.html (7,027 bytes)
2. Re: Brake shoe orientation (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 08:18:55 -0800; That doesn't sound right to me. Mine will lock up the rear wheel at about half way in. Check to see if you have the shoes in correctly. There is a small stepped cam that should engage the shoe. You; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00462.html (7,424 bytes)
3. Re: Brake shoe orientation (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 12:26:38 -0600; Yes, I've got the wedges in there and all is functioning as it is supposed to, except that the adjuster doesn't push the shoes out enough. I've got a friend that has done many cars and has had simila; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00493.html (8,032 bytes)
4. Re: Brake shoe orientation (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 13:37:02 -0500 reply-type=original; I wasn't paying attention earlier........sorry. Are the adjusters worn or are they new? John Deikis had the same problem with his works Midget at Grattan race track a couple of years ago. We took the; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00494.html (8,019 bytes)
5. Re: Brake shoe orientation (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 19:02:46 GMT; There's a leading shoe and a trailing shoe... what happens if you reverse them?? Cap'n. Bob '60 :{); /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00498.html (6,795 bytes)
6. Re: Brake shoe orientation (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:28:55 -0500; Nothing. Many replacement shoes are omnidirectional these days. The lining is the same thickness on each shoe, one just has less lining on the metal shoe. -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00548.html (7,727 bytes)
7. RE: Brake shoe orientation (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 20:41:56 -0600; When I bought my 62 Midget the DPO had mixed up the right and left backing plates on the front drums so everything was installed backwards (yes it can be done). Who knows how long he drove it that wa; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00549.html (7,181 bytes)
8. Re: Brake shoe orientation (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 22:18:18 -0500; This is exactly what I had to do. From my understanding, the shoes are all being redone with new brake material but the metal part is not being renewed. So as they age, they are getting worn down. On; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00607.html (9,394 bytes)

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