Lebro Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) I know this has been covered before, but I noticed something today for the first time. I have in past experienced the rear offside brake not fully releasing after using the handbrake. The first time this happened it cured it's self after driving 10 yards or so, & did not happen again for many months. The next time I "fixed" the problem by backing off the adjuster a couple of notches. Suggestions have been a groove worn in the back plate preventing the cylinder from sliding freely - on examination no groove was found, & the cylinder does move freely. Today, in preparation for an MOT test, I stripped both rear brakes for a clean up, & to re-adjust. While stripped down, I noticed that there were ridges worn in the raised portions of the back plate where the inner edge of the brake shoes are clamped by the pin & spring. This combined with the rather sharp edge of the shoes could cause the shoe not to return properly. These photos should clarify. To hopefully solve this I filed a small radius on the inside of the shoe edge to better allow it to slide over the ridges. Last two images show before & after removing the sharp edge. Click on images to enlarge. A better solution would be to also remove the ridges either by grinding down to the lowest, or welding new metal on, & grinding that down to be level with the highest. Bob. Edited July 1, 2021 by Lebro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 Well found Bob. is nothing made to last nowadays 60 years !!! good luck with the mot and all your new fangled lights Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytr5 Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 Thanks for the heads up Bob, some thing else to look at when I am in there. Regards Harry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 That looks to me like the shoes have worn through the back plates. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted July 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Indeed they have worn the backplate, thus creating the ridges, or "steps" on what should be a flat surface. The backplate is nowhere near worn right through, & the removal of the sharp edge on the shoe (which was probably responsible for the wear) has removed the sticking brake problem for now. Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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