Squire's voitures
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Re: Squire's voitures
It looks like somebody put the decimal point in the wrong place at that price.
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Ah, another day, another disaster. Whilst driving into work, there was a loud bang from the front of the car. I checked the rear view mirror - nothing - and the handling was unchanged so I pushed on, having a train to catch. Though the brake pedal had suddenly started going down to near the floor.
Today I returned from my work trip and drove the car home, surmising it was definitely brakes and I could hear the front nearside making a grinding noise when they were applied. It was also binding. My initial thought was a shoe return spring had snapped, with the bang, and they were jamming on. When I got home I investigated, and had to hammer the drum off.
This is what greeted me.
So I eat my words about old stock always being better. 1970's Raybestos bonded linings are shit. Christ knows what I was thinking, when for years I insisted on riveted linings. The drum is also so deeply scored it's now scrap. And guess who, despite them lying in the garage for over a month, just threw out the other brake shoes for the dustmen to collect? So I am without transport until I go to Wales for the Allegro... for which I need a car.
What next? Loss of life and limb? A door falls off? A conrod makes a bid for freedom? I am having a remarkable run of bad luck just now.
Today I returned from my work trip and drove the car home, surmising it was definitely brakes and I could hear the front nearside making a grinding noise when they were applied. It was also binding. My initial thought was a shoe return spring had snapped, with the bang, and they were jamming on. When I got home I investigated, and had to hammer the drum off.
This is what greeted me.
So I eat my words about old stock always being better. 1970's Raybestos bonded linings are shit. Christ knows what I was thinking, when for years I insisted on riveted linings. The drum is also so deeply scored it's now scrap. And guess who, despite them lying in the garage for over a month, just threw out the other brake shoes for the dustmen to collect? So I am without transport until I go to Wales for the Allegro... for which I need a car.
What next? Loss of life and limb? A door falls off? A conrod makes a bid for freedom? I am having a remarkable run of bad luck just now.
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Re: Squire's voitures
Aye. One step forward, two steps back.
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Re: Squire's voitures
I know you're not into modern repo bits, but for speed in getting back on the road you could always get a set from Moss. Backs don't do a whole lot of work anyway. Iirc you live Manchester way and not far from a branch of one? I believe there is a Moss right near Junkman.
They're on a slight discount at the moment
Shoes: https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/brake-sho ... soc=136084
Drums:
https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/brake-dru ... soc=610348
Or these alternatives: (no idea on the differences)
https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/brake-dru ... a7168.html
Basically 40 quid or so for the bits and you should be able to get them same day from a branch. One of the luxuries of owning a classic that is well stocked for parts on.
They're on a slight discount at the moment
Shoes: https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/brake-sho ... soc=136084
Drums:
https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/brake-dru ... soc=610348
Or these alternatives: (no idea on the differences)
https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/brake-dru ... a7168.html
Basically 40 quid or so for the bits and you should be able to get them same day from a branch. One of the luxuries of owning a classic that is well stocked for parts on.
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Re: Squire's voitures
Sorry just realised you said front. Even so, Moss do the fronts too of course and are a similar price.
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Ahh bugger. Only time I've seen shoes so that is when they've been dragging & got too hot. But that was handbrake shoes on a Vauxhall, I'd expect you to notice a front brake dragging on that.
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