13-10-2020, 02:24 PM
I have an early type Ruby July 36 but this has semi girdling brakes at the rear and extended backplate brakes at the front. I have posted previously with regards to my brakes and recently replaced the rear linings and rebalanced everything. All springs, bushes etc are new.
I ran her for the first time a few weeks ago and whilst the brakes may have initially been a little on the tight side to begin with they seemed to have settled and all seemed ok, however on returning from a run of around 20 miles the rears just locked when trying to reverse onto the drive.
I ran her off around the block again and all seemed ok going forward again drove up the drive in first, once there the brakes just locked up again when I tried her in reverse.
I have not had the brakes apart as yet but have checked my photos and the trailing edges of the linings on both shoes extend 1/4” or so beyond the shoe. The from other photos the linings appear symmetrical about the rivets and so this overhang would be there however the linings were fitted.
I intend to remove this overhang as I believe this may be the cause of my problem, but if anyone else has any thoughts I would be glad to hear them
Cheers
Denis S
I ran her for the first time a few weeks ago and whilst the brakes may have initially been a little on the tight side to begin with they seemed to have settled and all seemed ok, however on returning from a run of around 20 miles the rears just locked when trying to reverse onto the drive.
I ran her off around the block again and all seemed ok going forward again drove up the drive in first, once there the brakes just locked up again when I tried her in reverse.
I have not had the brakes apart as yet but have checked my photos and the trailing edges of the linings on both shoes extend 1/4” or so beyond the shoe. The from other photos the linings appear symmetrical about the rivets and so this overhang would be there however the linings were fitted.
I intend to remove this overhang as I believe this may be the cause of my problem, but if anyone else has any thoughts I would be glad to hear them
Cheers
Denis S