NickT Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 Hi all. Does anyone know if these are still available for a Mk2 Vitesse. Is there anywhere to get reconditioned ones. Think the pins on the shoes are pulling through the holes. Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 Is that the steady pins. I have seen them so corroded, that they are a lot thinner. Just an idea. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 Most of the main suppliers claim to have them, until you click on the link then they're NLA. I'd try a breaker / reconditioner like Chic Doig, if a repair can't be performed on your existing ones. Is there any way a washer can be adapted, by welding over or behind the existing worn hole, or even use one of the the slotted retaining clips over the pin - put it onto the pin then the pin through the backplate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 As Colin says, just put a washer on the back all sizes are readi;y available on fleabay. You might have to cut down/modify but you still get the pins in various sizes and not expensive like these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50-x-Brake-Shoe-Pins-Suits-ROVER-Length-42-mm-Brake-Shoe-Retaining-Pin-BR52-1-2/183650292518?hash=item2ac2691326:g:cuAAAOSwWN5cSFkn Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 replace the pins with a bolt and nyloc nut tighten to get some pressure on the shoe to retain it against the back plate if the holes grown yes just add a washer keep the nuts on the outside to keep heat off the nylock , much easier than the twist and push cheap and nasty originals pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 I always thought the pins were deliberately smaller than the hole to allow for movement, not only in and out but up and down, as the shoes wear or grip? Otherwise there'd just be a slot for the twist and push lock and the shank would be the same thickness as the hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Twitchen Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 Nick, closer to you (and me) than Chic Doig try giving SpitBitz a call up at Wokingham. Last time I was there they had a deceptively large amount of stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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