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That wasn't necessary before this update! Most of my photos use capital "JPG"!

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Basil said:
tony barnhill said:
No, I've got my shoes on backwards!
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Must be hard to walk! :lol:
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hehehehe...they're changed now...this thread solved my problem!
 
healeyboz said:
Sorry Tony. You're right. It was hard to see being upside down.
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I know - my bad for taking the photo upside down...
 
tony barnhill said:
No, I've got my shoes on backwards!
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I'm not seeing that they are - but don't forget left and right hand are different
 
JPSmit said:
tony barnhill said:
No, I've got my shoes on backwards!
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I'm not seeing that they are - but don't forget left and right hand are different
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My photo shows the left one - upside down - so shoes are backwards....soon's my camera battery charges, I'll take another photo.
 
How about some Gurling rear brakes for some real stoping power Tony.
 
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now, that is how they are supposed to look! Nice job. How is it to mount with all of the brakes in place? I know it is a pain to install the brakes when the hub is on the car, but I was worried about sealing up properly.
 
healeyboz said:
now, that is how they are supposed to look! Nice job. How is it to mount with all of the brakes in place? I know it is a pain to install the brakes when the hub is on the car, but I was worried about sealing up properly.
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Don't know yet...my differential is in pieces...we're replacng all the bearings, etc. in the 3rd member along with the hub bearings & oil seals....at the same time, I'm painting the differential case itself...figure I'll be ready to put everything back together in a week on so.
 
Don't you just love when finished parts start lining up the workbench, ready to go on? I just don't like it when too many parts get stacked and I am waiting on 1 piece. :smile:
 
OK, old thread ... but does that bottom spring go behind the brake shoes? I was just looking at mine, and it is in front with no ill affects. I think.
 
Hmmm... Ok. My bottom spring looks different too. Maybe a PO job. I just put it back the way I found it. Over 15,000 miles that way.
 
Ok I am going to be doing my rear brakes in a few weeks. (when the 6 feet of snow melts here in Canada)

Can somebody post (rightside up) 2 pics one each of the drivers and passengers side. I have never done rear brake on the midget before and I have read where many have got the backwwards aand upsdie down..

Thanks' guys
 
I'd post mine, but I'm quite certain they are wrong. Maybe I should put them right and post some pictures in the wiki?
 
I'll post mine shortly.
 
Woodie, Tony's picture on page 2 of this thread is correct. I did mine last fall, so it's still fresh in my mind... drop me a line if you'd like, I'll come over and help! :laugh: Ottawa here too...

Oh, here are mine after rebuilding.

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And the scary "before" shot, with the lower spring on backward, and the whole assembly bathed in diff oil.

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The problem with the lower picture goes beyond the bottom spring. The shoe on the left is upside down.
 
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