Great info. Couldn't get one drum off... tried the threaded screw hole approach that you shared and it helped tremendously. Many thanks! Lived in NZ a number of years... loved it!
Hello from North America.(Colorado for now, then, on to Idaho permanently). My Series 2 (Hobbes) needed the brake lines bled. I am learning, slowly. Upon a very short road test I found the left rear brake to be binding. You were my first stop on this educational venture. Thank you. Now, time to go play. Adjustment device, eh? Kurt
Nicely done and well explained. I have done this job in my early year's working on my old man's series 3. Look forward to seeing a road test. Like how you painted the drum it will keep it protected for a few years.👍
When doing Landrover brakes you must have the brake shoes made to the size of the drum and then radius ground.If you put standard shoes on a oversize drum they only contact on the centre of the shoe and flex hence a very poor pedal.If you get a large round coin and put a small round coin inside it you will see it touches on one spot only brake shoes are the same.A brake shoe is a segment of a circle and there are different size circles.
Easiest way to get the drum off is to slacken the adjusters, they normally come off dead easy then. You should re-adjsut the shoes snyway when re-fitting the drum
Great info. Couldn't get one drum off... tried the threaded screw hole approach that you shared and it helped tremendously. Many thanks! Lived in NZ a number of years... loved it!
Hello from North America.(Colorado for now, then, on to Idaho permanently).
My Series 2 (Hobbes) needed the brake lines bled. I am learning, slowly. Upon a very short road test I found the left rear brake to be binding. You were my first stop on this educational venture. Thank you. Now, time to go play. Adjustment device, eh? Kurt
i have fitted double snail adjusters front and back to my 88 works fine
Good to have you back mate
Hi Bill- Its been too wet and cold to do anything to the Landys. Ive been working on some building projects over winter
Nicely done and well explained. I have done this job in my early year's working on my old man's series 3. Look forward to seeing a road test. Like how you painted the drum it will keep it protected for a few years.👍
Great to see you again my friend.
When doing Landrover brakes you must have the brake shoes made to the size of the drum and then radius ground.If you put standard shoes on a oversize drum they only contact on the centre of the shoe and flex hence a very poor pedal.If you get a large round coin and put a small round coin inside it you will see it touches on one spot only brake shoes are the same.A brake shoe is a segment of a circle and there are different size circles.
Easiest way to get the drum off is to slacken the adjusters, they normally come off dead easy then. You should re-adjsut the shoes snyway when re-fitting the drum
This is the same as the old G60 nissan patrol 4wd. Thanks for posting. Regards Stephen.
Yes, it is!
People with vw baetels in my country they just repad it but with thicker liners
Boer maak n plan.
I'm not sure you don't have bad wheel cylinders and possibly you need to clean up your adjuster
Its funny cos your cloth you were looking for is on the bumper the whole time
Your studs look like they need replacing too so you can the nuts on further, don’t want that wheel coming off.
Well spotted!- the Game wheels are 10mm thick - very heavy duty, thats why the nuts are not seating quite like on std rims
New drums new shoes for me, you wouldn't put old pads back on with new discs
Never ever hit the outside of a drum
young man did zincing your nuts heart well at least thay wont get sun burnt lol