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Re: Rear Brakes Again :(

To: "Bill Kelly" <bk54@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Rear Brakes Again :(
From: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 18:49:31 -0500
I should of clarified these items to start with.  Yes everything is adjusted
all the way in and the E-brake is not even connected.  Has anyone ever heard
of them being overlined before?

patrick Bowen
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Kelly <bk54@erols.com>
To: Patrick Bowen <pabowen@mediaone.net>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: Rear Brakes Again :(


>
> Patrick Bowen wrote,
>
> > And yes the shoes are in the correct opposing orientation.
>
> And the adjuster screw is backed all the way out? And the adjuster
> pistons are pushed all the way in, with no binding? And they're riding
> on a flat part of the adjuster screw head, not a corner?
>
> Does the wheel cylinder slide freely in its slot? Is the parking brake
> all the way off?
>
> If all answers are 'yes', then yup, the shoes overlined.
>
> Bill "BTDT to all of the above" Kelly



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