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13th January 2022, 09:39 | #1 |
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Wanted Please - Parking Brake Springs !
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I have a need for a number of parking brake springs, the ones that the adjuster wheel operates against. The purpose for the request revolves around some equipment used at work which has a weakness, I have used up my stock of tese springs and now the works equipmet is showing signs of needing replacements as they are stretched beyond their basic tensile blueprint. If anybody can help, I would be grateful. Many thanks, John. |
13th January 2022, 11:56 | #2 |
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13th January 2022, 12:01 | #3 |
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In part yes, but only the two springs with the unusual curled ends. I wont be purchasing a whole kit due to costs.
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13th January 2022, 15:02 | #4 |
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It is when I see requests for items like this that I miss some of my old suppliers.
There used to be small machine shops about who could supply / make you anything you wanted. The problem is that apart from their bread and butter customers, the odd person wanting a couple of left hand nuts M8 or a funny little spring. Or 20 thou taken off a brake cylinder retaining clip. These companies are usually run by old engineers. Sadly old engineers are getting thin on the ground. You used to be able buy a plastic service case full of assorted sizes of expansion springs and or compression springs for under a tenner from your local tool van, Frosts, Demon tweeks. To mention but a few. Best of luck with your springs Alan |
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For a good number of years owning MGR vehicles, I amassed a superb level of parts similar to the ones on request. These were sourced from a few local breakers yards on a regular basis during gaps of work. Spent hours at yards procuring many regular wanted items alongside the oddball stuff too. Every time I acquired a single part, I would make sure that all fixings and related attachments came with me if they were serviceable. This is how the stocks were built up, and some remains with me despite being MG/Rover free for two years now. So now the breakers yard trips being almost non-existant, and the lack of suitable cars within them, led me tothink I might be lucky trying here. As I workk with cars daily, the urge to work on cars is beginning to escape me in a way that I would rather seek an alternative to breaking down a rear brake system for a few springs in the cold, wet and less than comfortable environment. I agree with you about the good old days ! |
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Hi John, Rimmer Bros sell the hub handbrake set of springs for £5.98 Inc VAT.
regards Cliff J. |
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An address will find these on the way to you is you so wish FOC.
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Good morning Steve. Many thanks for your response to this subject. I would like to accept your offer and will PM you my address. I have a BMW Mini compensator which has no home or use here, and wondered if you would like it in exchange for your kindness, please advise me on this and we could arrange address exchanges to facilitate such exchange. Kind Regards. RH57. |
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Just to update this post.......
The springs that are really needed are the ones which act against the star wheel adjuster. They are the ideal match for the application to re-purpose them. The equipment is a Brake roller tester. For those who have seen them usually have 3 rollers per side, 1 forward and one rear roller, then a central roller which is of much smaller diameter and usually polished rather than gritted. The central polished roller is hinged and performs many functions. The design of the pivot and sprung loading is far from ideal design on the 4 mot lanes at my workplace. I have modified all 4 lanes so far and the earliest 2 are now beginning to show malfunctions, resulting in aborting the entire brake test, or showing a failure of brake roller test result. Both areas cause problems for the tester and require a full repeat of the roller test. This is mainly because the connected equipment has recorded the results to the DVSA before you can intervene. So as you can understand, it is far from ideal. The Italian equipment has a very poor aftersales service, and it seems that I can provide a quick fix to enable the kit to continue working. The calibrations are unaffected by this due to the calibrations proceedures not using a vehicle to perform it. So there it is in a bit more detail. A thanks to Arctic for his offer also applies. |
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