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Brake U washer

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 12:12 pm
by Graham Knight
Hi, Does the U-shaped washer that holds the brake shoes at the pivot simply push in or is one expected to pinch the tops over to hold it in place? Graham

Re: Brake U washer

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 12:58 pm
by Terry Sanders
Graham, I've always drilled a small hole at the big end of this washer so that I can get my awl into it for removal. On installation I just push it home then using the awl turn so that the U points downward. Terry in Oakland Graham Knight graham.knight5@btinternet.com> wrote: Hi, Does the U-shaped washer that holds the brake shoes at the pivot simply push in or is one expected to pinch the tops over to hold it in place? Graham Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: Brake U washer

Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 11:54 am
by Graham Knight
Hi, Thanks to all who provided information on this. Graham

Re: Brake U washer

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:31 am
by Clive Sherriff
Pinch it over.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Knight" graham.knight5@btinternet.com> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 8:12 PM Subject: [mg-tabc] Brake U washer > > Hi, > > Does the U-shaped washer that holds the brake shoes at the pivot simply > push in or is one expected to pinch the tops over to hold it in place? > > Graham > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

Re: Brake U washer

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:14 pm
by Bob Grunau
I got tired of fighting this "U" shaped clip and went to my local bearing supplier and bought a package of proper sized modern circlips which just pop into place and can be easily removed with a screw driver. No more fighting the horseshoes. Bob Grunau -----Original Message----- From: Terry Sanders [mailto:taterry@pacbell.net] Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 3:58 PM To: Graham Knight; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Brake U washer Graham, I've always drilled a small hole at the big end of this washer so that I can get my awl into it for removal. On installation I just push it home then using the awl turn so that the U points downward. Terry in Oakland Graham Knight graham.knight5@btinternet.com> wrote: Hi, Does the U-shaped washer that holds the brake shoes at the pivot simply push in or is one expected to pinch the tops over to hold it in place? Graham Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links

Re: Brake U washer

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:55 am
by Graham Knight
Dear All, I came across this site: http://www.fer.co.uk/ It may be useful for anyone in the UK searching for someone to do engine work. I have no experience of any of the companies listed. Graham