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Re: TR3 Adjusting rear brakes

Subject: Re: TR3 Adjusting rear brakes
From: Randall Young <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 12:31:25 -0800
Cc: TRlist <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <001101c083e6$f8f079c0$1b768e8b@pleask>
'Book procedure' is to tighten the adjusting screw until resistance is
felt in the screw, then loosen two clicks (three for new shoes).

Personally, I like to tighten until I can just barely hear (or feel) the
shoes dragging (with the adjuster at a click), then back off one click.

Randall
59 TR3A daily driver

Pat wrote:

> My question is how do I do to set up the rear shoes correctly ?
>  Do I turn the adjuster (opposite the brake cylinder) untill I feel drag
> when spinning the wheel or the drum ? And, how MUCH drag ?

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