Jeff Stich
True Classic
Re: different shoe self-adjusters
The brake shoes shown on Marks car have the "next-generation" shoe adjusters as used on late Fiat 128, Strada, Yugo, etc.. They function basically the same as the old 850 ones, just cheaper/easier to manufacture. These shoes assemblies work just fine on 850's (the mounting pin on the backing plate fits into the center hole of the adjuster assembly).
Mark,
If I'm not mistaken, those are completely wrong brake shoe adjusters and/or they are installed backwards. The hole in the cup should fit over a pin on the backing plate and a snap ring should face out.
I don't even know how they fit on now, since the pin would be in the way. I think I see a glimpse of a manual adjuster hiding behind the rear shoe? Is the snapring on the backside of the shoe holding on the spring? :confuse2:
The brake shoes shown on Marks car have the "next-generation" shoe adjusters as used on late Fiat 128, Strada, Yugo, etc.. They function basically the same as the old 850 ones, just cheaper/easier to manufacture. These shoes assemblies work just fine on 850's (the mounting pin on the backing plate fits into the center hole of the adjuster assembly).