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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 118227" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>I am not sure that I have anything useful to say about squealing brakes and broken springs. The problem is an old one and decades ago people were putting a soft wire through the spring so that if it broke it could not fall into the braking mechanism and jam up the front wheel. You would still not have a proper brake but at least you might get home with care. Some of the Lightning replica brake plates were of very poor quality. Made in aluminium and with cast in air scoops they looked alright but were often poorly machined. The new replica Lightning brake plates, machined from billet, are much superior and although often maligned I was taking apart a genuine early Electron brake a couple of days ago and the electron still with stands a hammer blow with no problem. They have been kept dry.</p><p>The idea of filling in the hollows at the ends of the brake lining to allow a much longer lining is also not new. I have these on the ex-Cecil Mills bike and that modification dates from the early sixties at least. I am not enough of an expert on brakes to feel confident in arguing the case but it seems to me that more lining in touch with the drum should be a good thing. The new design allows a more than 50% increase in lining area if one wishes and that is what I have used on the ex-Cecil Mills bike for over 50 years. In a panic I did once have the rear wheel off the ground when a car pulled across in front of me but do not ask me to do it again.</p><p>If the question is 'will the new design stop squeal?' then the answer is that I do not know. I suspect that squeal has a lot to do with lining, drum and brake plate material and stiffness Certainly the new brake shoes are much stiffer than the originals. Perhaps we will get some feedback when some have been fitted and used in anger. I doubt that these springs will break and the method of attaching them to the brake shoes is much stronger than the original</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 118227, member: 456"] I am not sure that I have anything useful to say about squealing brakes and broken springs. The problem is an old one and decades ago people were putting a soft wire through the spring so that if it broke it could not fall into the braking mechanism and jam up the front wheel. You would still not have a proper brake but at least you might get home with care. Some of the Lightning replica brake plates were of very poor quality. Made in aluminium and with cast in air scoops they looked alright but were often poorly machined. The new replica Lightning brake plates, machined from billet, are much superior and although often maligned I was taking apart a genuine early Electron brake a couple of days ago and the electron still with stands a hammer blow with no problem. They have been kept dry. The idea of filling in the hollows at the ends of the brake lining to allow a much longer lining is also not new. I have these on the ex-Cecil Mills bike and that modification dates from the early sixties at least. I am not enough of an expert on brakes to feel confident in arguing the case but it seems to me that more lining in touch with the drum should be a good thing. The new design allows a more than 50% increase in lining area if one wishes and that is what I have used on the ex-Cecil Mills bike for over 50 years. In a panic I did once have the rear wheel off the ground when a car pulled across in front of me but do not ask me to do it again. If the question is 'will the new design stop squeal?' then the answer is that I do not know. I suspect that squeal has a lot to do with lining, drum and brake plate material and stiffness Certainly the new brake shoes are much stiffer than the originals. Perhaps we will get some feedback when some have been fitted and used in anger. I doubt that these springs will break and the method of attaching them to the brake shoes is much stronger than the original [/QUOTE]
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