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 Post subject: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:17 pm 
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just bought some rear brake shoes from mbs , tryed to fit them today and for some reason i cant get the back wheel on , they sent me ferodo shoes , has anyone else had this problem? thanks steve


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 Post subject: Re: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:42 pm 
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Same probs with my new hub and shoes.... :(


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 Post subject: Re: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:46 pm 
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hi afandy are your shoes ferodo ?


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 Post subject: Re: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:29 pm 
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Nope...Adige......Also begrudgingly opened up a NOS innocenti pair and fitted.....same probs....


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 Post subject: Re: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:03 pm 
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Same problem with a new set of newfren"s.dont ya just love spending top dollar then have to spend an evening getting the buggers to fit!NOT! :twisted:


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 Post subject: Re: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:06 am 
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Same problem with the Newfrens I've just tried?!


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 Post subject: Re: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:43 am 
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Taken from the main site:

"Often people moan and this and or blame pattern parts. As with any restoration you should expect a certain amount of fettleing to make parts fit. Lets face it even Innocenti made a brake shoe trimming tool for this job, so if genuine Innocenti shoes are not expected to fit straight out of the box, then neither should pattern parts"


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 Post subject: Re: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:50 pm 
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i like fettling :lol:

who wants bits that just fit perfect, how boring :roll:


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 Post subject: Re: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:59 pm 
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...OK ... Clever Clogs :) ...best way to sort this out.....In my case hand file in a Black and decker workmate.....or grind down with a fixed polishing/grinding motor.....Answers on a postcard please :P


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 Post subject: Re: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:07 pm 
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CAREFUL ANDY!

The NOS Innocenti shoes will contain asbestos.


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 Post subject: Re: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:14 pm 
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......Ive put them back in the plastic bag.... :lol:


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 Post subject: Re: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:15 am 
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I always "fettle" new brake shoes as a matter of course. At the end of the day your brakes are important and you want them to be as good as possible. You may need to sand or file the shoes just to get the hub on, but once you've done this my favourite method is to use masking tape on the shoes, turn hub by hand with brake cam applied, this will identify how much shoe is touching the lining and where the high spots are etc, I then use a flat bed sanding machine to shape. You can of course use a file or sand paper etc. This is repeated until you are happy.
I agree a lot of remade stuff is rubbish, but with brake shoes I would prefer excess material to allow you to shape to suit.


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 Post subject: Re: rear brake shoes ?
PostPosted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:05 pm 
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...Nice one Cobby....I'm sure other people will take notice of your reply as well as me....


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