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brakes
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:08 pm
by aupickup
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.
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:30 pm
by bmcecosse
Throw them away - never used these in 40 years !
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:32 pm
by aupickup
why did i know some one would say that
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:09 pm
by rayofleamington
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.
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:12 pm
by aupickup
well i must admit this is the first time i have used them, only that they were on there in the first place, this will be the last time as well.
oh well they are on now
thanks to all, happy easter
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:24 pm
by bmcecosse
Gung-ho - ME ??? I like to think of it as 'practical' !
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:05 am
by Onne
where are these springs? Not too sound thick or anything, but I'm still learning!
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:56 am
by wanderinstar
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.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:07 am
by KirstMin
bmcecosse wrote:Gung-ho - ME ??? I like to think of it as 'practical' !
People just like having a go mate, even when they agree with yo
beehives
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:45 pm
by Willie
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!!
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:02 pm
by Onne
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!
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:00 pm
by aupickup
well maybe i just like to do things the proper way, up to you if you miss something out
