Should be the same as in my 76. I don't have picture but the ones in the Haynes and Bently are correct if you have them. They should be the same orientation if you go in a circular fashon I believe. I'll double check when I get home. I can always scan the picture if you'd like.
In fact I had the drums off checking and adjusting the brakes at the rear at the weekend, but never looked at that. Big difference in teh travel when you adjust them right. I had forgotten to adjust them after they had bedded in since I fitted new shoes when I rebuilt the complete system. Alan -----Original Message----- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on behalf of "Kevin Rhodes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 06 May 2002 14:12:10 -0400 To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Brake shoe orientation What is the correct orientation of rear brake shoes in a 77 Spitfire? Obviously, the one the handbrake lever contacts can only go one way, but what of the other one? Handbrake hole up or down? When I bought my car seven years ago (seems hard to imagine I have had it this long) it had them one up, one down. That's how I have always replaced them. But this past weekend, I stripped the hubs from my low mileage parts car to replace a hub on mine, and the shoes where in there BOTH up. I am reasonably confident that this car had never had it's brakes replaced. So which is the right way? Or does it not matter? Kevin Rhodes Freddy the Spit /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
