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 362 Posts Member #: 114 Senior Member Porto/Portugal |
4th Jul, 2009 at 12:03:40am
F*ck... I have my shoes upside down Pedro Silva
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 7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
6th Jul, 2009 at 12:00:25pm
Just to add, the "funny slot" is in tech language called the "tit". Ref: Rich at MSCN
On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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 85 Posts Member #: 3600 Advanced Member Gateshead |
15th Jul, 2009 at 10:53:30pm
Got it sorted, replaced the UNIPART brake shoes with some Lockheed ones and it all fits together sweet. Can only assume that there is some minor manufacturing fault with the UNIPART shoes. Picture shows the CORRECT orientation of brake shoes for the N/S.
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72 Posts Member #: 6792 Advanced Member |
13th Sep, 2009 at 10:45:12am
Have you also over-looked the obvious? Have you measured the ID of your Minifins? should be 7" (maybe a lttle more if worn or machined). Also measure over your shoes as assembled that they are just under 7" |
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
13th Sep, 2009 at 03:03:56pm
On 13th Sep, 2009 mowog said:
Have you also over-looked the obvious? Have you measured the ID of your Minifins? should be 7" (maybe a lttle more if worn or machined). Also measure over your shoes as assembled that they are just under 7" Good advice, but again, two months late. The issue had already been resolved. There is clearly a difference in shoes as the lockheed ones fit where as the Unipart ones dont. On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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2395 Posts Member #: 229 Gavin@minispares.com kent |
24th Jan, 2010 at 07:00:24pm
Old thread i know but is the above pic definately correct? If so the minispares pic is correct also (apart from you have to turn the pic round 180 degrees) ? |
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493 Posts Member #: 3894 Senior Member sallys gap. garden of Ireland |
25th Jan, 2010 at 12:03:47am
this is a setup shown for a twin leading drum front brake.
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 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
25th Jan, 2010 at 12:40:51pm
I had to grind 3mm off the end of a set of my brake shoes as they were longer than the set that came off. They were also unipart ones.
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 (2)[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/150672766@N03/]Rod Sugden[/url], on Fli) 5988 Posts Member #: 2024 Formally Retired Rural Suffolk |
25th Jan, 2010 at 01:06:56pm
On 24th Jan, 2010 gavin@minispares.com said:
Old thread i know but is the above pic definately correct? If so the minispares pic is correct also (apart from you have to turn the pic round 180 degrees) ? To answer that particular question, I still believe the answer is yes. The leading edges of the shoes should both be against forward braking and the small rectangular slot is for the plain ended bit of the linkage and the "C" shaped slot (the "tit" as Vegard put it) is for the pivoted end of the linkage. It allows the pivoted end to "twist" inside the "C" shape as the pivot pin wears. It also make sure the return springs have one round hole to use first, then a slotted one to use second. Also important - not shown in the photos above - is making sure the linkages are on the correct side of the car if they have been removed or renewed - they are handed so to make sure the long part runs parallel with the return spring, as shown in the MiniSpares photo even though it is upside down.... Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ??? |
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2395 Posts Member #: 229 Gavin@minispares.com kent |
25th Jan, 2010 at 01:25:14pm
Cheers Rod, i'm sure the handbrake levers are identical though? |
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2395 Posts Member #: 229 Gavin@minispares.com kent |
25th Jan, 2010 at 01:26:48pm
Actually ignore me i see what you mean now, they are identical but the pivot would be the other side :) |
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7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
25th Jan, 2010 at 01:43:17pm
On 25th Jan, 2010 1972-ANGUS said:
this is a setup shown for a twin leading drum front brake. in my opinion, a rear drum should have both rectangle slots at the bottem, as the hand brake ones. ie. leading shoe for forward, and leading for reverse. spring joins the oval ones Well, I used to share your opinion, but this is not correct... On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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940 Posts Member #: 1424 Post Whore Carnforth, Lancs |
25th Jan, 2010 at 01:49:54pm
The MiniSpares picture does indeed show everything assembled correctly.
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5988 Posts Member #: 2024 Formally Retired Rural Suffolk |
25th Jan, 2010 at 02:03:14pm
On 25th Jan, 2010 gavin@minispares.com said:
Actually ignore me i see what you mean now, they are identical but the pivot would be the other side :) Yes, they are superficially identical but actually mirror images of each other, as per MiniSpares catalogue http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=...E%20LEVER%20KIT EDIT - and in the MiniSpares picture of the linkages alone, they are also folded the wrong way..... rotate the short bits by 180 degrees around their pin leaving the long bit stationary, then it will be correct :) Edited by Rod S on 25th Jan, 2010. Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ??? |
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