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i think i chucked all the old brake stuff away sorry.
the original axles are knott-avonride. but i got new axles from some place in south birmingham for about £250 each, it worked out cheaper to get them as trailer axles and mod them myself than to get them as just bare axles without the trailer brake stuff.
the original axles are knott-avonride. but i got new axles from some place in south birmingham for about £250 each, it worked out cheaper to get them as trailer axles and mod them myself than to get them as just bare axles without the trailer brake stuff.
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That is not a trailer hub - looks like a Ford rear brake hub.
You could make something fit I am sure.
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I have had drums off this type of adjuster before where the adjuster has been slipping and someone has put a blob of weld on the moving bit to hold it where they wanted it. Not saying this is a good idea - but it does work (needs must!).
You could make something fit I am sure.
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I have had drums off this type of adjuster before where the adjuster has been slipping and someone has put a blob of weld on the moving bit to hold it where they wanted it. Not saying this is a good idea - but it does work (needs must!).
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Ok mate cool, I was thinking the same…. Cheers
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Did you get sorted for these ? Ive just taken a pair off my old trailer . Maestro van rear axle . If you need them then you can have them for the postage.
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If theyre 200mm i would say they were ford focus mk1 shoes/adjusters. the fiesta 4/5 were definatly 180mm.
the adjuster part should be upside down , not faced upwards like on your photos. Thats the way ford had them, you can see the small spring shouldnt be at an angle like that. The above photos from stevethegrease are different shoes that looks/fits ok with the adjusters on top
the mk4 and early mk5 fiesta had these adjusters which were less than useless, the later mk5 had a different adjuster that came complete with the new shoes and had proper teeth and were a proper upgrade for the early type. The sportka/streetka and fiesta mk6 had 200mm shoes with the better type adjuster also, and would fit the mk4 fiesta axle if you swapped the carrier plates.
It was a good idea to put a spot of weld on them if they wouldnt stay put, only ever done it on my own car though, before i upgraded them to the better type adjuster, when they wore out i upgraded again to the 200mm ones!!
the adjuster part should be upside down , not faced upwards like on your photos. Thats the way ford had them, you can see the small spring shouldnt be at an angle like that. The above photos from stevethegrease are different shoes that looks/fits ok with the adjusters on top
the mk4 and early mk5 fiesta had these adjusters which were less than useless, the later mk5 had a different adjuster that came complete with the new shoes and had proper teeth and were a proper upgrade for the early type. The sportka/streetka and fiesta mk6 had 200mm shoes with the better type adjuster also, and would fit the mk4 fiesta axle if you swapped the carrier plates.
It was a good idea to put a spot of weld on them if they wouldnt stay put, only ever done it on my own car though, before i upgraded them to the better type adjuster, when they wore out i upgraded again to the 200mm ones!!
on the rohill stuff the adjuster is at the bottom.
guess i was on the right track when i said they were rover/leyland stuff. i think they are 203m so 8" not 200mm.
the problem i had with the adjusters was that the knurled edges had worn off so they would just loose adjustment.
the knowledge that passes through this place amazes me
guess i was on the right track when i said they were rover/leyland stuff. i think they are 203m so 8" not 200mm.
the problem i had with the adjusters was that the knurled edges had worn off so they would just loose adjustment.
the knowledge that passes through this place amazes me
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Quick search shows focus mk1 203.2mm x 38mm this photo shows how it should be built upVW-T4 Rohill
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I’ve found the full brake kit for the Rohill set-up that’s fits
part no BS820K1 Quinton Hazel full brake kit fits ok
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Hi mate
I found a aftermarket brake kit that came with cylinders adjusters shoes springs for the Maestro backing plate on the Rohill axle! Quinton Hazel
