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« on: 10 October 2012, 03:12:19 am »
got a thought exercise for ya last mot the brakes were my problem series2a single circuit bought it as a complete strip and rebuild replaced every brake cylinders shoes springs and drums took her for her mot she failed brakes pulling excessively to the left front ns brake was draging no matter how i adjusted it no change swapped the new drum for the old one on that corner problem solved. But next mot is due 30 dec and on cold mornings it still drags for the first minute or so of driving then frees up so i'd like to sort it cause i don't want to be struggling to get her through her mot at the time of year i need her most .

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Re: drum brakes
« Reply #1 on: 10 October 2012, 08:41:29 am »
I get a bit of dragging to once side for my first brake of nearly every drive  i dont  think its down to setup  I   have stripped / checked / rebuilt most of the brake system & its always done it.  as long as the problem goes away after a few presses of the pedal then just do a few good hard stops before you take it for test.

after much head scratching i am putting it down to crud / rust build up in the drums on mine as it allways seems worse after i have been in the muck/wet  for some odd reason one drum seems more susceptible to rust than the other  ( i have verified this by inspecting the drums after  it has stood for a week )
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Re: drum brakes
« Reply #2 on: 10 October 2012, 12:55:22 pm »
I know times are hard guys, But do we have to cut back on punctuation quite so much ........

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Re: drum brakes
« Reply #3 on: 10 October 2012, 04:25:34 pm »
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Re: drum brakes
« Reply #4 on: 10 October 2012, 06:26:37 pm »
My brakes do this first thing on damp or rainy mornings, no rust in the drums no apparent reason for this happening at all. All Components are new or less than 1 year old and not from Britpart, it's bled properly and adjusted properly.
I'm putting it down to the shoes on the front axle not being from the same batch and having a slightly different friction lining, they were bought from one of the suppliers in the Shiptonthorpe area and weren't boxed so may not be a pair.
I've a set of Mintex to fit this weekend so I'm praying to the gods of deceleration that this niggle will be cured... But I'm not holding my breath.
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Re: drum brakes
« Reply #5 on: 10 October 2012, 07:54:05 pm »
got a thought exercise for ya last mot the brakes were my problem series2a single circuit bought it as a complete strip and rebuild replaced every brake cylinders shoes springs and drums took her for her mot she failed brakes pulling excessively to the left front ns brake was draging no matter how i adjusted it no change swapped the new drum for the old one on that corner problem solved. But next mot is due 30 dec and on cold mornings it still drags for the first minute or so of driving then frees up so i'd like to sort it cause i don't want to be struggling to get her through her mot at the time of year i need her most .

I'm not being funny but have you any idea how difficult that lot is to read? If you want help from folks then you'd make our lives easier by putting some capital letters and punctuation marks in there so that we can read it without having to translate it first.

By the way, you haven't introduced yourself yet.

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« Reply #6 on: 10 October 2012, 08:10:07 pm »
^^ Don't you know who he is Dave?  - It's 'Wrighty' - former English professional footballer turned television "personality".

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Re: drum brakes
« Reply #7 on: 10 October 2012, 09:55:34 pm »
Punctuation.... more important than you would believe. I was out of breath reading that lot. I sometimes add updates from my phone, however I did make certain I knew the keyboard had all the right buttons first.


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Re: drum brakes
« Reply #8 on: 11 October 2012, 08:29:20 am »
If I've translated correctly you've got a post reassembly problem with a binding front brake. You have not made it clear as to whether you have rebuilt the brakes with decent quality new parts, sewage quality new parts, or secondhand parts. This information-if offered-would make a tremendous difference to the advice you will receive.

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