17-07-2020, 09:21 AM
Having done a little over 100 miles since the brake reline, the brakes appeared to be getting worse as the linings bedded in rather than better. having descended a long hill yesterday, i discovered that the rear brakes were warm and the fronts were not. So, I gave my great grandson Leon his first lesson in maintaining a Seven by getting him to assist me in removing the brake drums and resetting the balance between the front and rear axles. The linings are bedding in quite nicely, but, as Bob Culver has pointed out, this is likely to take more miles than I have so far covered, as it appears that we have only about half the total area with a shine on it.
Having an assistant makes setting up the balance makes the job much easier and the brakes are now somewhat sharper. Just as well, as we are due to drive up to Anglesey tomorrow so that Leon and I can see my grandson and his family and to allow Leon to have some time with his cousins.
I have already initiated him into the arcane mysteries of checking oil and water, priming the carburettor and starting the car from cold!
Having an assistant makes setting up the balance makes the job much easier and the brakes are now somewhat sharper. Just as well, as we are due to drive up to Anglesey tomorrow so that Leon and I can see my grandson and his family and to allow Leon to have some time with his cousins.
I have already initiated him into the arcane mysteries of checking oil and water, priming the carburettor and starting the car from cold!