New brake pads.
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New brake pads.
I'm just replacing some very worn out brake pads. how do you create room to fit new pads? Is it just a case of loosening the bleed nipples and pushing in the piston?
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I wouldn't undo the nipples mate.
Unless you've filled the m/c since last replacing the pads thier shouldn't be too much fluid.
Paulk
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Unless you've filled the m/c since last replacing the pads thier shouldn't be too much fluid.
Paulk
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The M/C should have a big gap between max and min - this allows for the change in level as the pads wear. As mentioned already, you'll only get a problem if someone has topped it up in the mean time.
It's best not to stick an oily/dirty rag into the reservoir to remove fluid as you'll end up contaminating the remaining fluid, but other than that, it's best to avoid opening the bleen nipples unless you've got pressure in the system.
It's best not to stick an oily/dirty rag into the reservoir to remove fluid as you'll end up contaminating the remaining fluid, but other than that, it's best to avoid opening the bleen nipples unless you've got pressure in the system.
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That's not totally unheard of with aftermarket pads - they seem to make them bigger! I can remember many times having to use big levers just to get a caliper + new pads back onto the diskWell the wheel cylinder seems to be back as far as it will go (end cover plate won't go further) and it's not far enough.
From that I decided to avoid changing the disk at the same time as brake pads!
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Ah, I think I may have used less popular terminology here (sorry force of habit). By pads I meant shoes. It's the standard Minor rear drums. The new shoes appear to be just too large to fit inside the drums even with the cylinder backed right in. the shoes are correctly located and the snail cam retracted.What calipers have you got
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Hello Peetee,
the other thing is to get them concentric, helped by a gentle tap usually gets the drum on. Once on stand on the brake then adjust as necessary. Often the drum will be original bore at the inside but slightly larger with wear where the linings run. So even if slightly tight going on they should be OK once in place (Unless you have new drums as well)
Alec
the other thing is to get them concentric, helped by a gentle tap usually gets the drum on. Once on stand on the brake then adjust as necessary. Often the drum will be original bore at the inside but slightly larger with wear where the linings run. So even if slightly tight going on they should be OK once in place (Unless you have new drums as well)
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The M/C cap has a bleed hole so won't need to be removed but as you are doing drums not disks the pistons should be fully home when the brakes aren't pressed.master cylinder cover has also been removed to allow the wheel cylinder to back up.
Firstly if you've had to force the pistons back they are probably sticking (they should return home easily with just the springs).
As long as you are shure that the pistons are not sticking, the next thing to check is that there may be a lip built up un the open edge of the drum - if it is thick rust it may need chipping away with a small hammer. Then clean up the lip with emery back to the steel (prefferably not sanding away the braking surface).
If that doesn't fix it then you may need to file down the end of the brake shoe - either by deepening the groove where it sits on the snail cam or the opposite end where it sits on the backplate.
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Aug 07 & Aug 08 - back from the Lands End to Orkney in 71 pickup
Sept 2010 - finally gave up breaking down in a SII Landy...
where to break down next?
2013... managed to seize my 1275 just by driving it round the block
FFS! Drums - not disks. I was going to say that right back at the start - but there has been much chatter on here recently about discs on Minors. Your handbrake adjustment is probably pulled up too tight - slacken it right off. If they still don't fit - check they are the right size - 7" on the rear - still don't fit ? Then likely the cylinder - which has two pistons, one for handbrake and one for hydraulics) is stuck open. If it's this - get a new one.