Fitting new brake shoe retainer

[Jonnyb416]

Hi. I am rebuilding the braking system from new. I was wondering how I fix the shoe retainer to the back plate?
Does it just sit in the hole or does it need fixing still?
Any help appreciated.

Cheers, Jon.

[AdrianC]

I was wondering how I fix the shoe retainer to the back plate?

The ones like these?


They just push through from the back, hold with a fingertip, then spring on from the front, push and twist the retaining cap with a pair of pliers. Nothing more needed.

[Jonnyb416]

Sorry I'm a plonker and forgot the picture

[California Dreamin]

A picture says a thousand words......

https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Fi ... orrect.jpg

Martin

[Oldiebut goodie]

Page 46.6 in the Bentley.
Two bolts, torque 65 Nm - 47 ft lb.

I think that the previous posters have the wrong end of the stick , but should you really be doing your brakes without a manual or knowing what's what?

[Jonnyb416]

Martin your picture isn't showing?

OBG, it's not the 2 bolts to the bearing housing im on about. I bought the 2 shoe retainers from BW about £6 each. They sit in a sort of cup. You can see in the picture, 1 is half in, the other lay on the back plate. They hold the bottom of each brake shoe in place ( same job the cylinder does at the top)

Does that make things any clearer?

Cheers, Jon.

[Jonnyb416]

OBG, I get what you're saying about the brakes too. But I'm pretty confident and have a friend who can check most stuff over.

[AdrianC]

Page 46.6 in the Bentley.
Two bolts, torque 65 Nm - 47 ft lb.

I think that the previous posters have the wrong end of the stick

You ain't wrong...

I _think_ the question is about these...
http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/index.php/t ... ainer.html
and how they fit into the cast iron Y-piece attached to the back plate.


Just plonk in, don't they? Mebbe a smear of copaslip on them to stop the seizing?

[California Dreamin]

Indeed..wrong end of the schhhhhtick!

Those pieces just sit in the holes, they don't move, so as Adrian says, you could put a smear of copaslip on them but as they don't move this wouldn't serve any purpose other than enabling easy dis-assembly in the future.

The bottom assembly is then bolted to the back plate. (the whole lower assembly just acts as a heel pivot) the shoes just rock on these as the wheel cylinder pushes the brake shoes out at the top.

Martin

[Oldiebut goodie]

I got a little closer!

[Jonnyb416]

Thanks all. sorry for over complicating things
Jon.