Hutch3674 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Good day Gents, Just home again and I'm am getting Milly already for another MOT on the 24th March, priority one was to check the front brakes which I thought were worn out as the adjusters I believed to be on the final hole of adjustment. I am now thinking is this the first hole of adjustment as both sides of the brake shoes seem to be in near new condition. I would appreciate you thoughts on this one again, I am chuffed if I done have to remove them for re placement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philb Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 The linings do look good but the adjusters are on/near the last holes. There are three levels of adjustment: 1 the holes in the arm, 2 the position of the arm spline on the camshaft, 3 (if the linings are quite worn - yours don't seem to be) fitting packing plates (various thicknesses were available) under the shoe ends. The important thing is that, given the slack is taken up, the cams don't rotate more than about 45° from the closed position - or they risk going over-centre and dropping the shoes or locking the wheel. If the linings are quite new, maybe the current setup is what the fitter found to be best to start with. I believe that the linings should be 3/4 inch thick when new. Hope this helps. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch3674 Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Cheers, thanks very much for your comment. Hutch The linings do look good but the adjusters are on/near the last holes. There are three levels of adjustment: 1 the holes in the arm, 2 the position of the arm spline on the camshaft, 3 (if the linings are quite worn - yours don't seem to be) fitting packing plates (various thicknesses were available) under the shoe ends. The important thing is that, given the slack is taken up, the cams don't rotate more than about 45° from the closed position - or they risk going over-centre and dropping the shoes or locking the wheel. If the linings are quite new, maybe the current setup is what the fitter found to be best to start with. I believe that the linings should be 3/4 inch thick when new. Hope this helps. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I agree with Phil on that one, your linings appear to be near new and yet the adjuster is on it's last hole. I would move the quadrant round on its splines and move up the holes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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