Si Click
Well-Known Member
At the weekend my son and I replaced the LT230 rear output oil seal on his TD5 90. Understandably this involved replacing the brake shoes on the (cable operated) drum as they were heavily contaminated. All straightforward stuff, and a can of brake cleaner and some swearing at the pivot pins later, the brake was ready for adjustment. The adjustment bolt was tightened to 18 ftlb, the drum confirmed as locked and the bolt slackened of one and half turns.
First question. At this point the shoes could be heard lightly scraping the drum for half rotation, but completely free the second half. Further slackening of the bolt did not remove this slight bind. After a short road test there was a definite smell of hot brake pad and the drum was now warm. Is this light binding normal on changing these shoes and should we just ignore it, or have we likely fitted something the wrong way around? We have taken the drum off to check, but everything seemed normal.
Second question. We should have a brake lever that fully applies the brake at the third ratchet, but is does not fully lock the drum until the final notch on the pawl. Clearly I would like to adjust the cable, but it is really unclear how. RAVE just advises that cable adjustment should on be done on initial fitting, but doesn't say how. The new cable fitment instructions just say adjust the locking nut. What locking nut? I cannot see anything on either end of the cable. Is the adjuster where the cable comes out from the bulkhead behind the lever?
First question. At this point the shoes could be heard lightly scraping the drum for half rotation, but completely free the second half. Further slackening of the bolt did not remove this slight bind. After a short road test there was a definite smell of hot brake pad and the drum was now warm. Is this light binding normal on changing these shoes and should we just ignore it, or have we likely fitted something the wrong way around? We have taken the drum off to check, but everything seemed normal.
Second question. We should have a brake lever that fully applies the brake at the third ratchet, but is does not fully lock the drum until the final notch on the pawl. Clearly I would like to adjust the cable, but it is really unclear how. RAVE just advises that cable adjustment should on be done on initial fitting, but doesn't say how. The new cable fitment instructions just say adjust the locking nut. What locking nut? I cannot see anything on either end of the cable. Is the adjuster where the cable comes out from the bulkhead behind the lever?
