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Our Triumph club had our main show last weekend.

On the way home I could hear a slight noise from the 7s drums when gently stopping at some lights. I suppose it could be a rock in there somewhere, but I'm assuming the rear linings are going. I'll have to find some time to look at them in the next few days.

I had been boasting, & revelling in how little attention the car has required in the last few years. That will teach me.

Same with my old Fordson Major tractor. Just a week ago I was discussing with my son, how reliable it was. Next day the clutch throw out system failed. It drives fine, & the PTO works normally, but the clutch won't disengage. I don't have a shed or the gear suitable to split the thing, so have dropped it into a local tractor place.

All this could get expensive. Must keep my fool mouth shut in future, rather than tempt fate.

These things tend to come in threes I've found. I wonder what will break next?

Hasbeen

There seems to always be something. I have all kinds of things I want to do to/for the car, but it has been running so well I haven't wanted to mess with anything.

But the other day I got in the car, drove to and from a few places with no problems. Then about the fourth time in and out of the car, the door stuck closed and absolutely would not budge. Usually I get a little advance warning; you can hear the burst latch click after the door is open, telling me it's time to lube it up. And usually, a little shoulder nudge is enough to get it free. Not this time. Finally had to sit on the center box and kick the thing open as hard as I could.

I think it was telling me I was supposed to keep driving it!

My brakes are done, but I found nothing that could have caused that noise. The linings were thin, but no where like down to metal, & there is no scoring or even marking in the drums from anything that could have caused that noise.

The drivers side piston was close to seizing in the cylinder, due to mild corrosion of the piston at the open end, but was not causing the shoe to drag yet. I have found most wheel cylinders seized when I have bought 7s. I think it is a bad design to have them pointing up, so water can pool in the open end, & weep into them.

Mine have had the usual Oz treatment of having stainless steel sleeves sometime in the past, so only required new rubbers. With new linings I should have another dozen years of brakes, as the front were done recently. As I would be 87 by then, I think it is unlikely I will still be driving the thing, but I'm sure my son will get good use from them.

Hasbeen