22-01-2019, 10:13 PM
It is well worth just trying to improve what you have, first.
I changed my back axle - just swapped it for another, without doing any work on it at all.
The rear brakes did almost nothing.
So I took off the (steel, not cast iron) drums and found they were quite rusty, with gummy deposits on them.
The shoes were similarly grubby, but not obviously soaked in oil.
I cleaned the linings with a rag and thinners until the rag stopped being dirty.
I sanded the drums with a medium wet and dry, lubricated with Plus Gas. Only until the worst of the dirt and rust were off, not polished or even cleaned off 100 percent.
Maybe a couple of hours work, tops.
Now, the offside wheel locks, and I am sure the nearside will as well, once I have got them balanced.
Quite pleased with that result.
Simon
I changed my back axle - just swapped it for another, without doing any work on it at all.
The rear brakes did almost nothing.
So I took off the (steel, not cast iron) drums and found they were quite rusty, with gummy deposits on them.
The shoes were similarly grubby, but not obviously soaked in oil.
I cleaned the linings with a rag and thinners until the rag stopped being dirty.
I sanded the drums with a medium wet and dry, lubricated with Plus Gas. Only until the worst of the dirt and rust were off, not polished or even cleaned off 100 percent.
Maybe a couple of hours work, tops.
Now, the offside wheel locks, and I am sure the nearside will as well, once I have got them balanced.
Quite pleased with that result.
Simon