Hello Alpiners,
Finally got a '67 ser V at the beginning of July 98, s/n B395008833, had
not run in 22 years, so the story goes. Have a friend here in s/w PA with a
'67 that he has had since '76, my Mom and Dad had his and her Tigers back in
the sixties.
I have subsequently put 1700 miles on my car after
rebuilding/resealing/replacing brake system, clutch, engine, carbs etc. and
it has been a happy delightful little car except for one major irritation.
Does someone out there have a LH rear brake return coil spring? This spring
is attached to a post on the outside of the backing plate and helps return
the emergency brake actuating lever to the off position as well as
repositioning the slave cylinder on the backing plate. The RH side is there
and doing it's job. I've tried lightly lubing the sliding surfaces of the
backing plate and slave, and adding a compression spring on the rod that
actuates the LH side, all to little avail. The result is that occasionally
after emergency brake use the LH brake sticks on, not enough to notice
powerwise until the brake temp reaches about 4000 degrees at which point I
can smell it cooking my new wheel bearing/seal! Any suggestions or
substitutions will be much appreciated. Thanks to all who contribute to this
group, I've learned a lot.
Dave Milo (on his Wife's computer)
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