Rear brake shoe fault notification

[pkdj@sky.com]

Have recently attempted to change rear brake shoes on my ‘71 saloon.

I could not get enough adjustment on the new shoes.

After refitting several times and double checking I could still not get enough adjustment.

I finally put the old shoes back on and they adjusted fine.

Tried the new shoes one last time but same issue.

I then compared the old shoes to the new shoes and found that the new shoes were slightly smaller by a couple of mm thus reducing the overall diameter of the shoes when fitted and hence the issue with adjustment.

I called the supplier (ESM) this morning and they confirmed that they had identified an issue with a batch of shoes and would send me another set from a new batch. I have purchased many items from ESM and have found them to be an excellent supplier.

Just thought I’d share this info as I spent a while trying to work out what was wrong as you don’t expect the problem to be a new part.

[ManyMinors]

How many posts do you think you need on this subject

[myoldjalopy]

Well, to be fair to him, it was suggested on another thread that he start a new one......

[simmitc]

I think that it's a good topic to make the alert - not everyone will read every post, and a "notification" might attract attention. It also speaks volumes for the integrity of ESM. There was another supplier (now not trading) whose standard response to a problem with a part was that they had not received any other complaints, and it must be your own problem. I can recall only one issue with a part from ESM, and that was replaced immediately without any question. That's the kind of service that we need.

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Does nobody re-line old shoes any more?

[geoberni]

Does nobody re-line old shoes any more?

Are you asking about owners getting it done, or actual companies that do it....

Yes, there's several around, this Austin 7 Specialist website lists a few re-lining companies:
https://oldcarservices.co.uk/brake-clutch-relining/
But you can expect to pay 4 or 5 times what a replacement set of shoes cost from a supplier like ESM.
Someone running a pre-war car doesn't have the spares support we have with Minors.