OK, here goes......leaving myself open to the sound of laughter.
A couple of years ago I dismantled the rear brakes (and everything else), now I am re-assembling. I have everything back in place following the manual (I think,it's a poor photocopy), including making sure the expander is free to move for centralisation, but I can't get the drum(s) back on. They came of so they must go back on but what am I doing wrong?
I have attached a photo, rear drivers side.
Help!
Michael
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DJ254 rear brakes
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Crossley Stephenson
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Re: DJ254 rear brakes
Difficult to say as photo not quite central to hub but try knocking top shoe to the left a bit and keep tweaking the positions of both shoes until the drum goes on.
Andy
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Phillmore
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Re: DJ254 rear brakes
I meant to ask, have new linings been fitted?
Andy
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Crossley Stephenson
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Re: DJ254 rear brakes
Thanks Andy. No new linings, just cleaned them up. Have tried tapping with a small rubber mallet to centralise but still no luck.
Michael
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Phillmore
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Re: DJ254 rear brakes
Is wheel cylinder piston fully compressed? Try a bit of pressure with bleed screw slightly slackened.
Andy
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Crossley Stephenson
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Re: DJ254 rear brakes
Thevreats ate mechanical.
Michael
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Re: DJ254 rear brakes
That should have bee ' the rears are mechanical'
Oh the excitement.
Michael
Oh the excitement.
Michael
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Re: DJ254 rear brakes
It's obvious, it 's all too clean to fit together. Daimlers are designed to work best when oily, filthy and thoroughly neglected.
Look at this springs, almost shiny: ugh!!!!!
PG
Look at this springs, almost shiny: ugh!!!!!
PG
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Simon Hyslop
Re: DJ254 rear brakes
I appreciate you have a manual but the thing I would check as it is sometimes inadequately shown in diagrams is the orientation of the brake adjuster plungers. If they are put back the wrong way round they will not fully retract leaving the shoes further out than they should be.
I'm on holiday at present (being cooked in Sorrento having a break from cars) so can't show you a picture of how they should go but if you've just had one side apart, try the plungers in the opposite way as they are not the same. Both sides apart make a few more permutations possible !
As Ernie Wise might have said, I've looked up "wot I writ" before and under " DE36 brakes" you'll find a description of how the adjusters fit. Hope it is this as it's an easy fix.
I've just looked again at your picture and I'd say they look wrong. The angles and distances should be the same top and bottom and yours don't seem to be.
I'm on holiday at present (being cooked in Sorrento having a break from cars) so can't show you a picture of how they should go but if you've just had one side apart, try the plungers in the opposite way as they are not the same. Both sides apart make a few more permutations possible !
As Ernie Wise might have said, I've looked up "wot I writ" before and under " DE36 brakes" you'll find a description of how the adjusters fit. Hope it is this as it's an easy fix.
I've just looked again at your picture and I'd say they look wrong. The angles and distances should be the same top and bottom and yours don't seem to be.