justa2s

New Member

• Jan 12, 2007

• #1

Hi
can anyone tell me why when i put the brake drum screws in the drum seems to lock up... take the screw out and the drum frees up, the drums are not warped, and there is no lip on them... please help

 

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slob

Well-Known Member

• Jan 12, 2007

• #2

are you shoes central???

 

justa2s

New Member

• Jan 12, 2007

• #3

Hi

the shoes are central, everything has been completely overhauled with new, cylinders, pipes, shoes, this happened to me before on a series 1, and everything is fine untill i put the screws back in the drum. It feels as if the drums gone oval, or warpped.

it's like something out the twilight zone.. there don't seem to be any reason for it.. "everything" has beeen checked and checked again.

 

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slob

Well-Known Member

• Jan 12, 2007

• #4

you must be missin something.. check shoes are on the right way round. and i know you have said the shoes are central but how did you check them? and the same for the drums. what did you use to check them?

 

dandaz

New Member

• Jan 12, 2007

• #5

justa2s said:

this happened to me before on a series 1, and everything is fine untill i put the screws back in the drum. .

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So what did you do before....

It has to be the shoes catching.....

 

yella

New Member

• Jan 12, 2007

• #6

this may sound a bit rough but, why not just fit em without the screws, yer wheels will hold ne in place

 

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slob

Well-Known Member

• Jan 12, 2007

• #7

aye yer right yella but if the act of pulling them in is causing them to stick then it duntr matter if its the screws or the wheel nuts

 

ormus

New Member

• Jan 12, 2007

• #8

aye. even with the wheels on, you still need to check the brakes are not binding.
mind you with the wheels on, you get a lot more leverage!

maybe the drums need checking over. could be the ridge at the rear of the drums. shave a few thou off wif a lathe?

 

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slob

Well-Known Member

• Jan 12, 2007

• #9

dint someother @@@@ have a similar prob a few weeks back? you should do a search

 

ormus

New Member

• Jan 12, 2007

• #10

aye i think so.
think it were the shoe post/pin causing the problem?

 

Trewey

Cockernee, Pasty munchin bastid.

• Jan 12, 2007

• #11

had the same problem on a mini once.
the drums had worn and the new shoes were slightly wider, so the edge of the shoe was rubbing on the edge of the worn groove in the drum. I fixed it by chamfering the edges of the new shoes slightly with a file - not sure if this a politically correct method though.

 

justa2s

New Member

• Jan 13, 2007

• #12

I'll check it out today...

many thanks all