Brakes

Posted by John Payne On 2010/2/18 16:34:51

G'day Mates, I'm in need of some expert advice. Some routine maintenance repacking the front wheel bearings on my '56 Patrician has grown into new bearings and reco'd wheel cylinders. Everything is ready for reassembly but I've noticed a couple of problems with the brake springs & shoes. You can see in the attached photo that, according to the service manual, the springs are reversed with the yellow to the primary shoe - easily fixed. However, even though the parts book allocates the same number for both shoes, they are not the same. The primary shoe has a lining length of 9 3/4" and the secondary 12 5/8". Also, the diagram in the parts book (#14) implies the secondary shoe has a shorter lining. Which lining is correct for each shoe? Hope you can help. Kind regards, John (can't get photo to load so hopefully description will do)