Brake shoe puzzle

maybe it was that one job in a million, enjoy it while it lasts....

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

: I'm assuming that I must have contracted asbestosis from the old shoes or : that the springs will fly off tomorrow on the motorway or something...

It's playing with you. Probably the clutch release bearing, in about three weeks. On a rainy night.

Ian

You are clearly confused. Let us know when the snag reveals itself. DaveK.

Dave

Murphy's Law rules ko!

There can only be one answer the Haynes has a misprint you were looking at a page from the Austin Maxi manual Derek

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "David Linley" saying something like:

You'll find that in this case, Mr Haynes has slipped up and obviously included the correct instructions for the job. There is, however, a way to rectify this. Take the manual back to the shop and swap it for a Lada manual. Carefully follow the instructions contained therein and soon you will be immersed in the great Haynes brotherhood of cursing, hair-tearing and kicking cats.

I particularly like the series of photographs to assist in the job. Unfortunately they usually show a grubby hand in a dark space full of pipes, with no indication of what they are supposed to be (let alone showing which side up). DaveK.

You will have an early transmission failure, and during which the fleas from a thousand camels will climb into your aircon vents....

I think this is an important milestone in car maintenance. You may have finally cracked it! It seems you combined the two great curses of Halfreds parts and Haynous mauals, and the cancelled each other out. All you need to do now is run over some black cats on Monday the 13th and all will return to normal. Keep up the good work, professor!