Sounds like you got it backwards. The leading shoe should have the spring
attached to it.
Paul in Victoria.
----- Original Message -----
From: "asfco" <asfco@nycap.rr.com>
To: <Lro@works.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: LRO: 88 Brakes
> I am having difficulty in adjusting my 88's brakes....Pulling very hard
> to the right. I have tried adjusting & re adjusting the cam on both of
> the fronts with no luck....Cyls/shoes/drums flex lines all pretty new..
> Removed the front right wheel and notices that the top spring mounting
> looks odd...
> The left side is around a short post that is attached to the bbacking
> plate...the other side goes to a post on the right shoe that is on the
> back side of the shoe facing the adjusting cam...from what I see in the
> green Bible this is not correct. It looks like the left side of the top
> spring should go to the shoe and the right side of the spring should go
> to a post on the front of the foreward shoe...are the shoes I have here
> correct or did I do something backwards when I installed them??
> Rgds
> Steve Bradke '68 lla 88
>
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