<VV> Brake drum problem?
Jim Houston
tampatexan at tampabay.rr.com
Thu Apr 20 18:25:23 EDT 2006
A friend of mine is working (as I type) on his Rampside doing a brake
job. He asked me to post a question: the rear drums are dragging on
the backing plate at the top, and there is a 1/4" to 3/8" gap at the
bottom. Is this normal with the vehicle on jackstands? Also, he says
the driveshafts are touching the lower arms where they come through the
swing arm -- Again, normal? He doesn't have an engine in the truck, so
he can't jack the suspension up to see if anything changes - it just
lifts off the jackstands. Any comments would be greatly appreciated..
Thanks in advance. (Oh, and I looked in "The Book" and couldn't find
anything that would answer his questions.... :-(
Jim Houston
'65 Monza Coupe
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