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Old 01-27-2015, 09:04 PM
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Preparing to remove spindles for rebuild, does the adjuster click up to contract the shoes - same for passenger & driver sides ? Things look somewhat rusty through the hole and I see a spring floating around inside. Also do the brake shoes usually conflict with the rotor sliding off or not ? The wheel has only slight drag with pads removed. 73 with 70K miles, never been touched, rivets in place.
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Old 01-28-2015, 09:40 AM
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Thanks for the info

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Old 01-28-2015, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by vette_jim
Preparing to remove spindles for rebuild, does the adjuster click up to contract the shoes - same for passenger & driver sides ? Things look somewhat rusty through the hole and I see a spring floating around inside. Also do the brake shoes usually conflict with the rotor sliding off or not ? The wheel has only slight drag with pads removed. 73 with 70K miles, never been touched, rivets in place.
It's a "pain"....but E-brake shoes and hardware need to be cleaned, replaced, adjusted before something nasty happens on the open road....you'll be glad that you did (Now I need to order a new rear cable since the e-brake rebuild works well)
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Originally Posted by doorgunner
It's a "pain"....but E-brake shoes and hardware need to be cleaned, replaced, adjusted before something nasty happens on the open road....you'll be glad that you did (Now I need to order a new rear cable since the e-brake rebuild works well)
Ditto on the pain, appears that everything south of the door is full of it.

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