well spent an enjoyable morning doing the rear brakes on my van and put 2 new rear drums on as well.
now my question is this, everything went smoothly until i tried to fit the beehive springs.
i have managed to get them right but seemed to take ages.
is there an easy way of fitting these.
brakes
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rayofleamington
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why did i know some one would say that
- in this (rare) case I'd probably agree with BMCECOSSe's gung-ho advice. Of the 15 Minors I've had - none came with beehive springs and I never felt like fitting them either.Ray. MMOC#47368. Forum moderator.
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Jan 06: The Minor SII Africa adventure: http://www.minor-detour.com
Oct 06: back from Dresden with my Trabant 601 Kombi
Jan 07: back from a month thru North Africa (via Timbuktu) in a S3 Landy
June 07 - back from Zwickau Trabi Treffen
Aug 07 & Aug 08 - back from the Lands End to Orkney in 71 pickup
Sept 2010 - finally gave up breaking down in a SII Landy...
where to break down next?
2013... managed to seize my 1275 just by driving it round the block
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wanderinstar
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They hold the shoe to the packplate.
On other cars they use a pin that comes through from back of backplate, then it goes through a hole in shoe and a spring fits over it and a washer type thing fits over that. You compress the spring with the washer and then turn the washer 90 deg to lock it on to the pin.
Its true what they say," A picture is the same as a thousand words".
Ian.
On other cars they use a pin that comes through from back of backplate, then it goes through a hole in shoe and a spring fits over it and a washer type thing fits over that. You compress the spring with the washer and then turn the washer 90 deg to lock it on to the pin.
Its true what they say," A picture is the same as a thousand words".
Ian.
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Willie
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beehives
The usual tip is to cut a groove in the middle of an old straight bladed screw-
driver which you then insert into the beehive spring until it engages the centre
wire and then' push in and turn' until it locks. Far easier to throw them away though!!
driver which you then insert into the beehive spring until it engages the centre
wire and then' push in and turn' until it locks. Far easier to throw them away though!!
Willie
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Onne
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I didn't get one with my new set of springs. I did replace the rear shoes, but no beehive springs. Nor the need to have them.
I did accidently put the long springs the wrong way round (inside out) but I soon figured that out!
I did accidently put the long springs the wrong way round (inside out) but I soon figured that out!
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2dr 1971 White DAF 55 (with hopefully a 1600cc engine soon)
2dr 1973 Bergina (DAF 44)
2dr Estate 1975 DAF 46 in red
2dr saloon 1972 DAF 44 in Mimosa
