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#Post#: 39296--------------------------------------------------
drum brakes
DIR By: wrighty
Date: October 9, 2012, 9:12 pm
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got a thought exercise for ya last mot the brakes were my
problem series2a single circuit bought it as a complete strip
and rebuild replaced every brake cylinders shoes springs and
drums took her for her mot she failed brakes pulling excessively
to the left front ns brake was draging no matter how i adjusted
it no change swapped the new drum for the old one on that corner
problem solved. But next mot is due 30 dec and on cold mornings
it still drags for the first minute or so of driving then frees
up so i'd like to sort it cause i don't want to be struggling to
get her through her mot at the time of year i need her most .
#Post#: 39307--------------------------------------------------
Re: drum brakes
DIR By: seriesewan
Date: October 10, 2012, 2:41 am
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I get a bit of dragging to once side for my first brake of
nearly every drive i dont think its down to setup I have
stripped / checked / rebuilt most of the brake system & its
always done it. as long as the problem goes away after a few
presses of the pedal then just do a few good hard stops before
you take it for test.
after much head scratching i am putting it down to crud / rust
build up in the drums on mine as it allways seems worse after i
have been in the muck/wet for some odd reason one drum seems
more susceptible to rust than the other ( i have verified this
by inspecting the drums after it has stood for a week )
#Post#: 39321--------------------------------------------------
Re: drum brakes
DIR By: rbrtcrowther
Date: October 10, 2012, 6:55 am
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I know times are hard guys, But do we have to cut back on
punctuation quite so much ........
#Post#: 39340--------------------------------------------------
Re: drum brakes
DIR By: seriesewan
Date: October 10, 2012, 10:25 am
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Apologies, I sent that update from my telephone.
#Post#: 39348--------------------------------------------------
Re: drum brakes
DIR By: ashcrroft752
Date: October 10, 2012, 12:26 pm
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My brakes do this first thing on damp or rainy mornings, no rust
in the drums no apparent reason for this happening at all. All
Components are new or less than 1 year old and not from
Britpart, it's bled properly and adjusted properly.
I'm putting it down to the shoes on the front axle not being
from the same batch and having a slightly different friction
lining, they were bought from one of the suppliers in the
Shiptonthorpe area and weren't boxed so may not be a pair.
I've a set of Mintex to fit this weekend so I'm praying to the
gods of deceleration that this niggle will be cured... But I'm
not holding my breath.
#Post#: 39364--------------------------------------------------
Re: drum brakes
DIR By: Dave
Date: October 10, 2012, 1:54 pm
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--- Quote from: wrighty link ---
>
> got a thought exercise for ya last mot the brakes were my
problem series2a single circuit bought it as a complete strip
and rebuild replaced every brake cylinders shoes springs and
drums took her for her mot she failed brakes pulling excessively
to the left front ns brake was draging no matter how i adjusted
it no change swapped the new drum for the old one on that corner
problem solved. But next mot is due 30 dec and on cold mornings
it still drags for the first minute or so of driving then frees
up so i'd like to sort it cause i don't want to be struggling to
get her through her mot at the time of year i need her most .
>
--- End Quote ---
I'm not being funny but have you any idea how difficult that lot
is to read? If you want help from folks then you'd make our
lives easier by putting some capital letters and punctuation
marks in there so that we can read it without having to
translate it first.
By the way, you haven't introduced yourself yet.
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Re: drum brakes
DIR By: Wooden
Date: October 10, 2012, 2:10 pm
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^^ Don't you know who he is Dave? - It's 'Wrighty' - former
English professional footballer turned television "personality".
#Post#: 39382--------------------------------------------------
Re: drum brakes
DIR By: Albert Ross
Date: October 10, 2012, 3:55 pm
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Punctuation.... more important than you would believe. I was out
of breath reading that lot. I sometimes add updates from my
phone, however I did make certain I knew the keyboard had all
the right buttons first.
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7L02tCNi0I
#Post#: 39401--------------------------------------------------
Re: drum brakes
DIR By: Bert the Bodger
Date: October 11, 2012, 2:29 am
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If I've translated correctly you've got a post reassembly
problem with a binding front brake. You have not made it clear
as to whether you have rebuilt the brakes with decent quality
new parts, sewage quality new parts, or secondhand parts. This
information-if offered-would make a tremendous difference to the
advice you will receive.
Bert
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