Wildefalcon
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Just thinking about this. Could the shoes be offset up versus down? Take a good look as you offer the drum up to the axle.
I could do, but it has been chucking it down all day today, which is why i went to work today and got frustrated on the 101 yesterday.Could you try 1 new 1 old shoe mix to see if the drum goes on?
This may only prove to much friction material
Alright, nobody likes a show offI've done the rear shoes and had no problem.
If you mean are the shoes centralised about the hub centre, i got them as central as i could by using my thumb against the back plate lip with a flat blade screw driver resting on the lining and then moving my thumb up towards the top of the shoe and then tapping the shoe up or down to get a constant distance to the lip.The drum still wouldn't go on. I also tried looking head on at the hub and while offering up the drum looking to see if it looked like it was going to mate up with the studs. It looked a bit off first too high then too low just by moving my head a bit. I don't think it was a very scientific test... But i tried gently tapping the drum up a bit then down a bit but by thos point i was getting very close to smacking something hard with the hammer so i ended up removing the the new shoes so i could refit the drum and wheel. At this point also i was down to about ten minutes of light. After refitting the drum i decided i'd leave myself a small note on the steering wheel "BRAKES!" so i'd remeber not to press the pedal, then thought i'd add a coulple of cable ties over the pistons just to be safe. So with cables ties, drum and wheel back on and at this point it was almost dark i thought i'd check to see if the convoy light worked. As the decal around my light switch is un readable i didn't know which position convoy is so started at one end and tried them all. I noticed that i had two red lights on on all positions so i looked at the brake pedal to make sure it was fully up. It seemed to be but then i pressed it a bit then pulled it up again, checked the lights, still on, so pressed it further then pulled it back up then called myself a couple of naughty words as i realised i had possibly just broken the cable ties and pumped a piston out. So at the moment, until i get the drum off again i don't know if i've gravity drained a brake reservoir...Just thinking about this. Could the shoes be offset up versus down? Take a good look as you offer the drum up to the axle.
The SIL built a garage so she could build the 107. Done this then re built the 80” and built a herald. Decided then that a 2B would be good… found out it don’t go in with cab fitted.I could do, but it has been chucking it down all day today, which is why i went to work today and got frustrated on the 101 yesterday.
I can offer no help with the brakes & seem to recall suffering a similar problem with mine years ago. I've forgotten how I got around it, sorry. However, the 'convoy' position on your switch should only illuminate the differential light to light up the white painted diff cover (which you of course still have...) & the headlights which would have been fitted with the infra-red converter lenses (I've never seen one though) & automatically cancels out the functions of any other lights, indicators, hazards, h/lamp flash, rear lights, & side lights. Great fun at the MOT!If you mean are the shoes centralised about the hub centre, i got them as central as i could by using my thumb against the back plate lip with a flat blade screw driver resting on the lining and then moving my thumb up towards the top of the shoe and then tapping the shoe up or down to get a constant distance to the lip.The drum still wouldn't go on. I also tried looking head on at the hub and while offering up the drum looking to see if it looked like it was going to mate up with the studs. It looked a bit off first too high then too low just by moving my head a bit. I don't think it was a very scientific test... But i tried gently tapping the drum up a bit then down a bit but by thos point i was getting very close to smacking something hard with the hammer so i ended up removing the the new shoes so i could refit the drum and wheel. At this point also i was down to about ten minutes of light. After refitting the drum i decided i'd leave myself a small note on the steering wheel "BRAKES!" so i'd remeber not to press the pedal, then thought i'd add a coulple of cable ties over the pistons just to be safe. So with cables ties, drum and wheel back on and at this point it was almost dark i thought i'd check to see if the convoy light worked. As the decal around my light switch is un readable i didn't know which position convoy is so started at one end and tried them all. I noticed that i had two red lights on on all positions so i looked at the brake pedal to make sure it was fully up. It seemed to be but then i pressed it a bit then pulled it up again, checked the lights, still on, so pressed it further then pulled it back up then called myself a couple of naughty words as i realised i had possibly just broken the cable ties and pumped a piston out. So at the moment, until i get the drum off again i don't know if i've gravity drained a brake reservoir...
No, not yet. That'll be the first thing i do once i've got the brakes sorted. I've got Monday and Tuesday booked off as holiday so all being well i'll be collecting four front wheel cylinders, all flexible pipes and a set of brake pipes from 101parts first thing on Monday. I'm aiming to be parked outside when they open. You won't believe how much i want to stop whinging about the brakes and move up to how few miles i'm getting to the gallon!
Seriously, if it gets THAT bad i'll place it on bricks on the front patio, paint some flowers on the side and declare it an art installation!It’s when you talk about gallons per mile you need to worry
Crikey, i hope YOU aren't paying for the fuel!@yfo866 hills around cornwall doing me in. And the free wheel down hills don’t make up for the fuel either
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I see Able Engineering are now selling a steel 'single' reservoir. Seeing that it's a standard Girling item i goodled brake reservoir and the cheapest i've found, all be it in plastic, was quite shockingly cheap! £13.16 each. The Girling one is £40.38 plus VAT!I did buy them from CBS they were 15 quid each but no longer available...
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