Vintage Minor Register

In the 1929 Minor manual it states of the brake shoes :-

.......care must be taken to see that they are replaced in the right position. The spring eyes are not quite in the centre of the shoes, but are offset. The shoes should be replaced so that the spring eyes are on that half of is the shoe which is towards the centre
of the car, or the springs may foul the wheel stud bosses on the back of the hub flange.

Has anyone noticed this offset?

They all look in the centre to me, and I check that there is clearance when I have had the brakes apart.

All comments welcome.

David.

Good morning David,

I've see a LOT of these shoes in my time and I've seen a few with just discernible offset, but most with not. As you say, if you check the clearance and its good, then that's all that matters in this regard.