msecres@ibm.net wrote:
>
> Well, the right rear drum is off my GT6. Thanks to Bob Wanta (and
> others), I was able
> to hammer it off without too much trouble, sliding the cylinder back
> and forth a bit
> helped to free it.
>
> If we recall my tale of woe, I have a leaky RR brake cylinder. The
> advice is to replace
> it, and the other side simultaneously, along with all the pads and
> springs. I plan to
> do all this.
>
> I'm wondering, though, if it's really necessary to turn the drums.
> Since my pads were
> perfectly good, and just dragging, there is no tangible damage to
> either drum -- both
> feel perfectly smooth. I'd rather not remove metal from them
> unnecessarily. Can I
> safely skip this part of the rear brake rebuild in this case?
>
> Wondering, and braking for donuts, I am ..
>
> --
> Martin Secrest
> 73 GT6
> 74 Spitfire
Yes, Martin,
You can just replace the shoes. If it were the disc brake pads, you
should always turn the rotors when ever you replace the pads.
Larry Zink
1964 Spitfire4
Houston
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