What's up with this wheel cylinder hole boot?

[Guest]

Is it supposed to go under the clips? How are you supposed to keep it from popping out? Which shoe is the front one? Friction lenth is the same but the tops are different.

 

[Geo Hahn]

Perhaps you'll hear from someone who knows what car you have -- otherwise, you might want to mention that.

 

[DNK]

George, He's been rasling a TR6

 

[Guest]

Which shoe is the front one?

After looking at them by the car I can now see that was a stupid question.

 

[TR3driver]

I believe it is supposed to go under the clips, but mine usually just winds up waving in the breeze or in the trash. The brakes generate dust that has to escape anyway, so trying to seal against dust never made any sense to me.

If the shoe tops are different, I suspect you've got one of them turned backwards or have the wrong shoes. The ends that go against the adjuster should be the same. The other end of the trailing shoe (the one without the lever) may or may not have the hole for the handbrake lever, though.

There's an illustration on page 409 of the TR6 Bentley.

 

[Guest]

Which shoe is the front one?

After looking at them by the car I can now see that was a stupid question.

I figured it out yesterday, thanks. I don't have a manual.

 

[HerronScott]

You definitely need to pick one up!

Amazon TR6 Workshop Manual

Scott

 

[Guest]

You definitely need to pick one up!

Amazon TR6 Workshop Manual

Scott

Is that the best one?

 

[TR3driver]

What year is your TR6 ?

 

[DNK]

Billy, I can't find your e mail. Fire it to me in a PM and I'll send you a electronic version of the Bentley

 

[Guest]

'76. Don, PM sent.