<VV> rear brakes...need some help.

[Harry Yarnell]

Are you using the special tool to install the retainer? Without it, it's 
very difficult.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman Garage and Orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Verthein" <daretocorvair at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 12:06 AM
Subject: <VV> rear brakes...need some help.


> So, my buddy Joe and I were outside attempting to put
> the rear brakes in my car...and for someone who has
> never done this particular setup, and the last thing I
> did with drums was a really easy 49 Chevy...this is
> like a labyrinth.
>
> After getting much of one side put together, I went to
> put the hold down spring on the side that has the
> adjuster on it, and the spring is compressing all the
> way, but it's coming up just a hair short, and it
> seems nothing I do is helping as far as a little to
> the left, little to the top...etc...
>
> I have the longer hold-down pin in there, as I should,
> but still nothing.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan V.
>
> 1965 Corsa/110/4
> http://www.edselmotors.com/corsa.html
> and http://free4allband.tripod.com/corsacorvair.html
>
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