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Return to the fold. - pigtin - 10-08-2017
Just found the forum again after messing about on a fishing forum for years. Did a rewire and brake update on the Special last winter. Made the rear brake shoes 'floating.' A great improvement.
It's nice being called a 'Junior Member' in my 80th year.
RE: Return to the fold. - Mark McKibbin - 10-08-2017
(10-08-2017, 11:50 AM)pigtin Wrote: Just found the forum again after messing about on a fishing forum for years. Did a rewire and brake update on the Special last winter. Made the rear brake shoes 'floating.' A great improvement.
It's nice being called a 'Junior Member' in my 80th year.
How did you do the floating shoes it would save a lot of messing about getting the shoes radiused to the drum.
RE: Return to the fold. - pigtin - 10-08-2017
I machined flat the part of the shoe that locates on the pivot peg.
I have a picture when I find out how to post it.
RE: Return to the fold. - Mark McKibbin - 12-08-2017
So are they now located by a plate?
RE: Return to the fold. - pigtin - 13-08-2017
Not quite sure what you mean Mark? The springs, and the plates on the bobbin and the actuator cam stop them from going anywhere they shouldn't. More details are on a couple of articles on the web, which is where I got the idea.
In one article a removeable bobbin is turned up to facilitate removal? and for easy adjustment