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« Reply #1050 on: July 29, 2016, 07:16:12 PM » |
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MM has it right.  Yep they should be handed. The friction material is in the same position on all of them and it shouldn't be. These are all trailing shoes. The leading shoes should have the friction face further down the shoe and the material should also be slightly thinner. As it is, the drum is a very tight fit, even without having the adjuster fitted. |
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« Reply #1051 on: July 29, 2016, 08:20:33 PM » |
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« Reply #1052 on: July 29, 2016, 08:52:20 PM » |
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I'm assuming you could shave the thickness down -I couldn't, but you could. Can you unrivet & reposition the linings? Or simply send them back.
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« Reply #1053 on: July 29, 2016, 09:38:14 PM » |
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Shaving the thickness isn't easy. It would be easier to reduce the length of the centre web slightly.
The shoes have bonded linings so moving them is out.
Easier to just send them back. Luckily I'm in no rush for these bits and it's best to get it right.
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« Reply #1054 on: August 02, 2016, 02:24:07 PM » |
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New shoes and larger wheel cylinders are on their way. Managed to find a pair of new old stock RS Turbo cylinders for £10 I have also ordered a pair of mudguards (making one mudguard is difficult, making a full matching set, nigh on impossible) Yes I know I will need four but I thought it best to see how two go first (plus I've spent this months car budget on brake bits  ). After looking at motorcycle ones costing between £70 and £100 each, I figure I'd buy some basic plain steel trailer ones. They will need narrowing and reshaping a bit, but at only £15 each it should be well worth putting in some effort. |
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« Reply #1055 on: August 02, 2016, 02:27:05 PM » |
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Hi Dave
Have you a site for the steel trailer ones ?
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« Reply #1056 on: August 02, 2016, 02:37:38 PM » |
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Hi Merv. I get mine from Banbury trailers. http://www.banburytrailers.co.uk/They have got plain steel or galv. If you need to weld them get the plain steel. Don't go by their wheel sizing as it assumes a fixed mudguard and sprung wheel. I think the rears on my trike (15" wheel) are the 12" mudguards, that I widened by about 2" and shortened by about 6". |
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« Reply #1057 on: August 03, 2016, 10:55:21 AM » |
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New shoes, fitting kit and the larger slave cylinders have arrived ! Thank you Mrs Postie Hopefully I can get this front brake conversion all finished by the weekend. Just need to machine the other hub and assemble it all. I will need new flexible hoses sometime as the new original ones won't fit, but that can wait till I am ready to do all the brake lines. |
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« Reply #1058 on: August 03, 2016, 02:28:40 PM » |
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You'd never know that wasn't factory original Dave. Nicely done.
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« Reply #1059 on: August 03, 2016, 02:53:02 PM » |
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You'd never know that wasn't factory original Dave. Nicely done.
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« Reply #1060 on: August 03, 2016, 04:14:22 PM » |
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This is one of my front mudguards made from a pair of £20 trailer guards, Merv. and I have used them a number of times previously, widening or, as in this case, narrowing, as required. a far cheaper route than after market motorcycle items, and tidy gauge/quality steel, Morrag.
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« Reply #1061 on: August 03, 2016, 04:34:29 PM » |
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Slight problem with the rear mudguards. Ordered yesterday afternoon, arrived this morning, but only one and its the wrong size. 32" instead of 30" Had a call from Banbury trailers and we talked at length about what the mudguards were to be used for and about vintage cars (he has a 1930s Rover plus other projects) and he has promised that they would send out suitable ones ( 28" or 30") as soon as he can get them and to keep the one they sent. Fronts only need to be an 80 degree arc (30 before and 50 after the wheel centre line) so with some work I might be able to make both front mudguards from this one. 
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« Reply #1062 on: August 03, 2016, 06:31:12 PM » |
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Try sorting out that problem online ? Can't beat a phone call to speak to a real person
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« Reply #1063 on: August 03, 2016, 08:21:27 PM » |
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Nice to know there are still companies out there who know what customer service means. Everyone makes mistakes. It's how you deal with them that counts.
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« Reply #1064 on: August 04, 2016, 11:09:53 AM » |
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Very true for both previous comments. You certainly can't fault Banbury Trailers for their customer service. After having a nice chat to them yesterday, someone must have gone out of their way to find a pair of suitable mudguards which arrived this morning.  OK, so one has some small spots of very light surface rust in a couple of places and the end of the other has a small ding on the edge, but they know that I am going to be cutting, welding and reshaping them so neither is a problem. Happy bunny I am. |
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