Iain T Posted September 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 Uploaded this time! The shoes are 2.1mm over the rivet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Iain T said: This is my rear brake setup. There is a square adjuster at the back which seems to be on a small cam as it keeps springing back. Is this a manual or self adjusting mechanism? Manual adjuster. Keep adjusting up, 1/4 turn at a time until it locks solid, then back off until the drum can rotate without binding. I find pressing the brake pedal helps keep the shoes central. (all with drum fitted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted September 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, clive said: Manual adjuster Thanks Clive, I'll have another go tomorrow. I didn't want to keep turning as it didn't seem to do much. To test I turned the square adjuster at the back and the shoes just seemed to expand then go back as it 'sprung' back off what sounded like a cam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, Iain T said: the shoes just seemed to expand then go back Yes, it's a square cone so that the pressure of the shoes on the cam holds it in place. You only ever adjust by quarter turns. The shoes push out in between rest positions but don't return to quite the same point as the cone is further in or out than it was a quarter turn away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted September 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, NonMember said: Yes, it's a square cone so that the pressure of the shoes on the cam holds it in place. You only ever adjust by quarter turns. The shoes push out in between rest positions but don't return to quite the same point as the cone is further in or out than it was a quarter turn away. Aaaah that's how it works thanks! So winding in pushes the cone out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 Pushes the cone in between two spacers which move out as the cone moves in between, thereby pushing the shoes outwards. I know I have photos somewhere, can't find them at present. Update: got them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 yes when getting to really locking the drum it will take a good effort to rotate the adjuster cam over the next high so give it some shreaded wheat till it turns no more then after lock up normally one turn( 4 cam clicks) will free the drum if it is 3 or 6 doesnt , matter feeling a light rub with the wheel on is ok pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted September 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2021 22 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: so give it some shreaded wheat till it turns no more then after lock up normally one turn( 4 cam clicks) will free the drum if it is 3 or 6 doesnt , matter feeling a light rub with the wheel on is ok All done! A simple job when I have the help of the Gurus! I couldn't believe how many flats it required to bind the wheel. Applied the brakes to centralise then backed off three flats and both wheels rotated free. Big, dare I say huge, difference to the foot pedal travel and feel. The handbrake is solid after 3 clicks whereas before it was almost vertical! I feel much safer stopping now I have sorted the judder and brake adjustment. Being able to stop is fundamental, the first thing they teach at ski school is not to go fast but how to stop! ⛷️ Cheers🍻 Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted September 29, 2021 Report Share Posted September 29, 2021 pleased the clues worked its surprising isnt it Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted September 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 First borne arrived and another one on the way, both via Ebay. Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Iain T said: First borne arrived Congratulations. It's a.... grease gun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted September 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 35 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: Congratulations. It's a.... grease gun... I'm naming him Colin, his brother will be Doug. Everytime I give em a squeeze I'll think of you both! Err this is getting wierd...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 mark them with oil resistive tape so you know whats in what red for colin blue for doug Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted September 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 The Christenings are in a few weeks when the consumption of strong alcohol is obligatory. Everyone (nearly) is invited🥃 Pete could be Godfather..... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Iain T said: The Christenings are in a few weeks when the consumption of strong alcohol is obligatory. Everyone (nearly) is invited🥃 Pete could be Godfather..... Iain Can you fill a grease gun with alcohol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 17 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: Can you fill a grease gun with alcohol? Of course you can. It might not stay in there long though 🥃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 9 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: Can you fill a grease gun with alcohol? Interesting Cocktail(s), Gin and HMP? or Vodka and LM?. Or maybe Bushmills and EP-90?. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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