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Just to make up for the shoes getting thinner with use, I suppose.

Thanks! That fits what I currently find on my front brakes, so that's a relief. Although it's all messed up - shoes backwards, pistons pushing on trailing edges, no consistency in adjusting rings so you can't tell which way to tighten/loosen them. Looking forward to seeing how well the brakes...

Twin leading is as you say, two wheel cylinders per wheel. The dual twin refers to the fact that both ends of each wheel cylinder have a piston, whereas in non-dual only one end of the cylinder has a piston while the other end is solid.

I am getting a real education on brakes here. I finally understand what "twin leading" brakes are and the difference between "twin leading" and "dual twin leading" brakes. I have also learned that pretty much all the earlier models had DTL brakes on the rear. But I am unsure of my front brakes...

Is this for sale or is it downloadable?