Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!tekcad!louisp From: louisp@tekcad.UUCP Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: subaru brakes - (nf) Message-ID: <447@tekcad.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-Jun-83 11:25:08 EDT Article-I.D.: tekcad.447 Posted: Tue Jun 7 11:25:08 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Jun-83 19:29:43 EDT Lines: 18 #R:iedl02:-132800:tekcad:13200010:000:845 tekcad!louisp Jun 7 08:12:00 1983 Having had, and still owning "old" bugs; I have seen your brake drum problem. My caution would be not to "over-turn" your drums as you are throwing away pecious metal each time you do. My old 65 with a NEW set of shoes, properly adjusted, has a BUNCH of slack in the emergency brake cable system. (yes, I have replaced the "streched" cable) After normal wear, I have trouble getting the emergency brake adjusted so that it doesn't go to the stops. In the long run you'll end up prematurely buying new drums because the old ones will have been turned to their limit. I don't touch the drums on my bug unless they are really scarred. New shoes are a lot cheaper than drums. Oh well, thats my 2 cents worth. Louis Pengue uucp: {ucbvax,decvax,chico,pur-ee,cbosg,ihnss}!teklabs!tekcad!louisp CSnet: louisp@tek ARPAnet:louisp.tek@rand-relay