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<blockquote data-quote="chankly bore" data-source="post: 33605" data-attributes="member: 317"><p>About 25 years ago a bloke from Warragul, I think, here in Victoria thinned the pivot eyes of his brake shoes and made an accurate "bridge" of about 4mm. steel on his pivot pins. He dispensed with the split pins of course. I can't remember how he held the plate on, maybe a couple of countersunk screws? I think maybe on even better dodge would be to drill out the old pins and brew up an arrangement held by 3/8" BSF nuts on the outside. Bracing the brake cam sleeve and stop pin as detailed in "Forty Years On" is also a good plan as long as you know a trustworthy welder. The original brake plates are all over 60 years old, and your life may depend on that brake stop pin! If your pivot pins aren't parallel, then think about what is happening to that 60 year old stop pin that is fitted to the plates by the same fairly crude method. I am not criticizing the design as such, just the unexpected longevity of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chankly bore, post: 33605, member: 317"] About 25 years ago a bloke from Warragul, I think, here in Victoria thinned the pivot eyes of his brake shoes and made an accurate "bridge" of about 4mm. steel on his pivot pins. He dispensed with the split pins of course. I can't remember how he held the plate on, maybe a couple of countersunk screws? I think maybe on even better dodge would be to drill out the old pins and brew up an arrangement held by 3/8" BSF nuts on the outside. Bracing the brake cam sleeve and stop pin as detailed in "Forty Years On" is also a good plan as long as you know a trustworthy welder. The original brake plates are all over 60 years old, and your life may depend on that brake stop pin! If your pivot pins aren't parallel, then think about what is happening to that 60 year old stop pin that is fitted to the plates by the same fairly crude method. I am not criticizing the design as such, just the unexpected longevity of it. [/QUOTE]
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