Brake U washer

[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

[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]

[Graham Knight]

Hi, Thanks to all who provided information on this. Graham

[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 > > > > > > >

[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

[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