Agnelli
True Classic
Rear brake shoes / drum refresh had been deferred on the 128 wagon. First failure observation was a big change in the parking brake function. Re-adjustment didn't reliably solve the fault. Replaced the quite old and likely original cable recently to no avail. Since the old rear arms had perished bushings, last year I had ordered new reinforced arms from Classic Performance, just hadn't gotten around to install. So it was time to work on the aft end of the car.
Removed and replaced rear arms, fairly straight forward as I had been in there before adjusting alignment. With the new arms and long plated outboard bolts, no longer needed shims fitted on either side of the lower strut housings. Bushing sleeves required only a slight adjustment.
On both left and right rear brakes, one shoe on each had the liners completely delaminate from the shoe itself. Replaced with new, OE Fiat shoes and likewise new OE Fiat drums.
Removed and replaced rear arms, fairly straight forward as I had been in there before adjusting alignment. With the new arms and long plated outboard bolts, no longer needed shims fitted on either side of the lower strut housings. Bushing sleeves required only a slight adjustment.
On both left and right rear brakes, one shoe on each had the liners completely delaminate from the shoe itself. Replaced with new, OE Fiat shoes and likewise new OE Fiat drums.