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Jan 17th, 2022, 06:13 | #121 | |
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As you have pointed out (and thank you for that, I may not have noticed if you had not mentioned it), the shoes are back to front so the leading edges are where the trailing edges should be. I noticed from the MoT history that the motor car had issues with the rear brakes being imbalanced going back to 2012, which supports my theory. This is what the brakes are supposed to look like: ... so much for paying garage services to do jobs wrong. The woodruff key was also inserted incorrectly. The rear brakes will be assembled correctly for the first time in 13 years by the end of this week. Thank you for your help, this forum really is invaluable. Alan
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Jan 17th, 2022, 09:20 | #122 | |
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Jan 17th, 2022, 12:54 | #123 |
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Alan;
In that picture of the rear brake assembly, Item No 1 is shown as the Front Brake Shoe, which (only indirectly) gives us the clue (as does the E-Brake Cable departing the assembly to the left, and the E-Brake Lever on the right) that the side shown is the LEFT side...and this also means that the Brake Shoe with the cropped leading edge MUST also be installed on that side (because of the Leading Shoe/Trailing Shoe thing!): There are several ways to get the assembly wrong, all which I expect can result in the "rear brakes being imbalanced". See also: https://www.sw-em.com/brake_notes.ht...shoe_rear_shoe Good Hunting! |
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Jan 17th, 2022, 14:32 | #124 | |
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The shoes were installed so that what should be the front shoe is at the rear and vice-versa, I think this happened when the garage reassembled them after replacing the rear wheel bearings in 2009. I'll make sure everything is put together the right way round this week. Many thanks, Alan
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Jan 17th, 2022, 22:32 | #125 |
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Yes, this’ll be the first time the rear brakes have been correctly assembled since I wrote this in 2009:
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=81763 |
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Jan 17th, 2022, 22:38 | #126 |
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940_turbo's thread. https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...ht=drum+brakes
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Jan 18th, 2022, 10:49 | #127 | |
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I'm pleased that I know what is wrong (so I think!) and will have it fixed for about £100 this week. The Brookhouse Volvo package should be here today, so I'll probably fit the parts tomorrow and the brakes will be all new. :-) Alan
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Jan 18th, 2022, 10:54 | #128 | |
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Alan PS. See below, I have backed off both adjusters fully - fortunately neither was seized.
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Jan 18th, 2022, 12:23 | #129 |
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One pace forward... one step back
I'm waiting for the brake parts to arrive, so was just doing some tidying up jobs on GAM today.
The paint on the NSR wheel arch had mostly fallen off allowing a bit of surface rust to develop, I treated it with some Kurust last night and this morn gave it two coats of smooth red Hamerite - protection is more important than looks for this old girl :-). Then I wound the two brake adjusters out completely, I was delighted that neither had seized (in fact that both moved very easily - surprisingly) so I put some copper grease on the exposed threads ready for brake fitting. So far so good, I was just packing up my tools when I noticed the very nice newish chrome trim strip on the NSR quarter was hardly attached to the motor car. An investigation revealed that only two of the five metal clips that are supposed to hold it on where in place, these chaps here: There was no sign of the others, maybe they had vibrated loose, perhaps they were not fitted when the trim was replaced, I don't know. Anyway, I needed a solution to an unexpected issue and a few minutes looking through my assorted fasteners box turned up 4 of these: ... which fitted both into the rail and the hole just about perfectly and secure rather better than the original idea. I have no idea what those fasteners were designed to fit, but they have fixed the trim piece very well indeed: One pace forward... one step back :-) Alan
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Jan 18th, 2022, 13:10 | #130 |
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Problem is that they don't allow the strip to fit flush, as you can see. You could cut the inner flanges right back to allow that. The original clips often rust away. They should also have a dob of dum dum type mastic on the inside to stop the water getting in. The original clips are available.
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