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21st April 2020, 05:53 | #11 |
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Just had both sets of backplates fitted to copperleaf, now works a treat, well worth doing.
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Thanks everyone for some very useful information. If it is a corroded backplate, then a nice shiny new one fully kitted looks very attractive.
Meanwhile, investigations will continue. I'll give an update when I've got somewhere. Thanks, Malc |
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I've just replaced both backplate assemblies as well , mainly due to boredom in the lockdown . Again , very happy with the sets from DMGRS. Our two cars are beginning to wonder what on earth is coming next ……...
The 75 began to sound its alarm the other day when it saw me gazing at its roof with a hacksaw in my hand !
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The backplate has extreme corrosion so I went to the local mg rover breaker and got one as it’s going for its MOT again in a few days to hopefully pass this the second try Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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What was the condition of the shoes and adjusters like? As well as the inner surface of the “drum” inside the brake disc? Quite often these need doing, too.
To add to the woes, the handbrake shoes often delaminate & the drum corrodes, due to the handbrake only ever being applied whilst stationary (somewhat predictably, really!), meaning the shoes never get a chance to deglaze their corresponding friction surfaces. |
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Not that bad it was just the backplate really the good thing with my latest one compared to the last ones is what ever the car has needed its had Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I've read that a 6 sided 'walled' spanner is preferable (hexagon) and a 1/2" AF (across flats) is the size, that's 12.7mm, a little tighter than a 13mm. I use a 1/2" AF ratcheting spanner and tap it around until the bolt is loose.
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"I use a 1/2" AF ratcheting spanner and tap it around"
I've got one of those but don't you risk damaging the ratchet mechanism? |
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