Hi all,
I am working on a 59 - 60 SR. The front brake is 8" cast iron.
There is a lot of clearance between the steel pin which is the pivot end of the brake shoes (and threaded to take the brake cable adjuster), and the hole in the alloy backing plate; i.e. 0.040" - 0.050". The hole is concentric (not worn oval). Is this normal for this brake?
The steel pin has a nut (on the cable or outer) side of the brake plate, which was loose, and the reason for movement in this (pivot) end of the brake shoes.
Has someone done a bodge?
My instinct is to bush the hole.
Comments / advice welcomed.
Richard