Could be worse.
I assume they mean side to side, and not front to rear..?
I assume they mean side to side, and not front to rear..?
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- Thread starter Neil
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A quick scrute of the front brakes reveals that the trailing shoe (on either side) is only engaging for about the final inch of the arc whilst the leading shoe is engaging a little bit more but not by much.
No obvious difference between them to be honest though the left hand side drum required a lot more persuasion to part company with the hub
No obvious difference between them to be honest though the left hand side drum required a lot more persuasion to part company with the hub
Yeah side to side, apparently it pulled violently to one side under braking on road test. Something I hadn't noticed, but then again I rarely brake hard, don't brake much at all if I am honest, tend to anticipate and look further up the road than some people seem to, possibly all those years and miles on bikes.
As luck? would have it the tester had owned a series11 for many years so was very familiar with them
pix None of them appear to be doing very much of anything TBH
1 Driver's side leading shoe
2 Driver's side trailing shoe
3 passenger side leading
4 passenger side trailing
FECK!! is that a split in that TRE boot?
Note to self, refasten the laces on that gaiter
1 Driver's side leading shoe
2 Driver's side trailing shoe
3 passenger side leading
4 passenger side trailing
FECK!! is that a split in that TRE boot?
Note to self, refasten the laces on that gaiter
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You may have to mate the shoes to the drum with a bit of judicial sanding. New drums, new shoes....they won't have had a chance to bed in yet.
There's always the option of riding the brakes a bit....
Which side was pulling? The left?
There's always the option of riding the brakes a bit....
Which side was pulling? The left?
I forget what brand shoes you got, but they do look like they need a nice hard bedding in as BS says.
One of them looks a bit lop sided on the wear. Take off the high spots with some sanding and then try again I guess, bit of riding here n' there maybe then try some 'hands hovering the wheel' braking to see if you can (un?)adjust one side to make it more even based on the pull.
One of them looks a bit lop sided on the wear. Take off the high spots with some sanding and then try again I guess, bit of riding here n' there maybe then try some 'hands hovering the wheel' braking to see if you can (un?)adjust one side to make it more even based on the pull.
Shoes are Borg & Beck, drums are LOF (which are delightfully round!)
Feck! It never ends.
Managed to find 2 proper FV headlights to replace the generic Lucas headlamps. Points to note, the FV headlights are much better made and fit the fabulously complicated military headlight mounting much better. They are still available from Land Rover at an insane price (ÂŁ200 each)
But, fitted them and, of course, now one side doesn't work. Ah must be my rough handling of the bulb, whip it out, test it and it works perfectly. Obviously I have dislodged a wire somewhere. No, continuity and voltage tests and all good there, put the bulb back in and it doesn't work. Grab the wires and give them a good shake, an a flicker followed by a faint glow. The earth, must be the earth. Bridge it out, nothing. Test bulb again, works perfectly, swap headlamp units over and the problem swaps sides with it, swap the bulbs in the headlamps and the fault goes to wherever the bulb is fitted. Test the bulb again, works perfectly.
The only obvious difference is that the spring loaded plungers don't seem to be as compressed when the "faulty" bulb is fitted.
Managed to find 2 proper FV headlights to replace the generic Lucas headlamps. Points to note, the FV headlights are much better made and fit the fabulously complicated military headlight mounting much better. They are still available from Land Rover at an insane price (ÂŁ200 each)
But, fitted them and, of course, now one side doesn't work. Ah must be my rough handling of the bulb, whip it out, test it and it works perfectly. Obviously I have dislodged a wire somewhere. No, continuity and voltage tests and all good there, put the bulb back in and it doesn't work. Grab the wires and give them a good shake, an a flicker followed by a faint glow. The earth, must be the earth. Bridge it out, nothing. Test bulb again, works perfectly, swap headlamp units over and the problem swaps sides with it, swap the bulbs in the headlamps and the fault goes to wherever the bulb is fitted. Test the bulb again, works perfectly.
The only obvious difference is that the spring loaded plungers don't seem to be as compressed when the "faulty" bulb is fitted.
Oh and before anybody starts thinking that I paid ÂŁ400 for a pair of headlights. I might be daft but I'm not quite that stupid.
And it passed!
Set off from home, brakes pin sharp, by the time I got to the test centre (about 6 miles away) the pedal was half way to the floor again. Still not happy with the steering though it is better, still wanders a bit and when I twirl the steering wheel around the straight ahead position I can hear the delay squeaking in the chassis. Ordered one of them heavy duty retaining collars to see if that helps, though I have still got a Land Rover clamp/collar (somewhere safe) that the factory specified for loose relays.
Also got some LOF brake shoes to go with the drums, see if that sorts them out.
That's next week sorted.I
Had a long chat with the tester and he just said, "when you're ready to start using it regularly, bring it in and I'll have another look over it for you)
Oh and the test centre, lest anybody is interested, Simon Graeme
simongraeme.co.uk
Set off from home, brakes pin sharp, by the time I got to the test centre (about 6 miles away) the pedal was half way to the floor again. Still not happy with the steering though it is better, still wanders a bit and when I twirl the steering wheel around the straight ahead position I can hear the delay squeaking in the chassis. Ordered one of them heavy duty retaining collars to see if that helps, though I have still got a Land Rover clamp/collar (somewhere safe) that the factory specified for loose relays.
Also got some LOF brake shoes to go with the drums, see if that sorts them out.
That's next week sorted.I
Had a long chat with the tester and he just said, "when you're ready to start using it regularly, bring it in and I'll have another look over it for you)
Oh and the test centre, lest anybody is interested, Simon Graeme
Car, Van and Motorhome Repairs, Servicing, MOTS and Tyres in Hampsthwaite, Harrogate from Simon Graeme Ltd - 01423 770779
Call 01423 770779 for Car, Van and Motorhome Repairs, Servicing, MOTS and Tyres in Hampsthwaite, Harrogate from Simon Graeme Ltd
simongraeme.co.uk
Always good to get a pass . Well done after all your many many hours of graftAnd it passed!
Set off from home, brakes pin sharp, by the time I got to the test centre (about 6 miles away) the pedal was half way to the floor again. Still not happy with the steering though it is better, still wanders a bit and when I twirl the steering wheel around the straight ahead position I can hear the delay squeaking in the chassis. Ordered one of them heavy duty retaining collars to see if that helps, though I have still got a Land Rover clamp/collar (somewhere safe) that the factory specified for loose relays.
Also got some LOF brake shoes to go with the drums, see if that sorts them out.
That's next week sorted.I
Had a long chat with the tester and he just said, "when you're ready to start using it regularly, bring it in and I'll have another look over it for you)
Oh and the test centre, lest anybody is interested, Simon Graeme
Car, Van and Motorhome Repairs, Servicing, MOTS and Tyres in Hampsthwaite, Harrogate from Simon Graeme Ltd - 01423 770779
Call 01423 770779 for Car, Van and Motorhome Repairs, Servicing, MOTS and Tyres in Hampsthwaite, Harrogate from Simon Graeme Ltd
Great result. Time to bed it in with loads of trips to the nowhere in particular for the no particular reason!
The best type of trip
SeriesG
Offroader
Congratulations! That's got to feel good after all that work. Sounds like the tech was a nice guy too.
The L.O.F. people make just as big a claim to fame about their shoes as they do their drums. I'm sure the two together will cure your braking woes. I look forward to hearing your review.
The L.O.F. people make just as big a claim to fame about their shoes as they do their drums. I'm sure the two together will cure your braking woes. I look forward to hearing your review.