Thrashed
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| posted on 22/4/12 at 06:11 PM |
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Rear drum brakes
Hi Guys
I am in the process of trying to get ready for my retest, but i have 1 issue i cant sort.
When i pull the handbrake the passanger side rear locks as you would expect and the driver side does nothing.
1 of my IVA fails was the front/rear bias and also that the passanger side is stronger than the driver!!
So i took the wheels and drums off and last weekend i find that on the passanger side the brake cylinder is to the front of the car and the drivers
side the cylinder is at the rear of the car.
So looking at a few posted and the GBS "build manual" it shows that the cylinders should be at the rear of the car. Now, i know Shaft
feels differently about this, so would be glad for you to jump in Nick.
So changed the passenger side around and this is now how it looks.
http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab89/smineham/Steve_Zero/Brakes/b33cc3e5.jpg
So, took the driver side apart again and this is how this looks:
http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab89/smineham/Steve_Zero/Brakes/806db265.jpg
When i press the foot brake the cylinders work fine and when i pull the handbrake it all seems to operate fine, but there is definitely something
wrong.
Just a further thought. When you look at the drivers side, is is possible I have the shoes 180' out? Looking at the Haynes manual and turning
the picture so the cylinder is in the same orientation, the passenger side looks fine, but if I do the same on the drivers side it shows that the auto
adjuster needs to be the opposite way round?
Any ideas
Thanks
Steve
[Edited on 23/4/12 by Thrashed]
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 22/4/12 at 07:55 PM |
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can't see pictures
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designer
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| posted on 22/4/12 at 08:52 PM |
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It should be exactly as the Haynes manual.
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Thrashed
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 08:04 AM |
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picture links now working. i think the drivers side shoes are 180' out?
Thanks
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adithorp
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 09:06 AM |
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Shoes both sides look right to me. Leading edges are correct. Only thing is the spring opposite the cylinder on the Drivers side picture, is the wrong
way around. The long leg should be on the other shoe so the spring falls between the shoes, not over one. The other side might be the same but
can't see.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 05:44 PM |
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Try letting the handbrake cable off so you have slack and then manually operate the auto adjuster one click at a time , refitting the brake drum and
check that it rotates freely between each adjustment, refit drums and then adjust the cable
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