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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: tag on May 01, 2011, 09:29:52 PM

Title: Rear brake shoes
Post by: tag on May 01, 2011, 09:29:52 PM

Renewing rear brakes tomorrow, have the new ones  and one shoe has a slightly thicker lining than the other is this correct?                     

Title: Re: Rear brake shoes
Post by: dieselj20 on May 02, 2011, 08:48:30 AM

yes one leading one trailing

Title: Re: Rear brake shoes
Post by: wildwood on May 02, 2011, 11:38:31 AM

One with the meat goes rearwards for handbrake duties........

Although in the past I've put them tother way round by mistake :icon_redface:

Handbrakes on TJs YJs and Cheerys are so pants you'de never know the difference tho. :icon_twisted:

Title: Re: Rear brake shoes
Post by: tag on May 02, 2011, 01:17:58 PM

Ok...cheers....... :icon_biggrin:

Title: Re: Rear brake shoes
Post by: Dave69 on May 02, 2011, 08:06:41 PM

just fit them as the orientation makes no difference on the XJ, the handbrake only works effectively once a year for the mot to be fair. make sure when you swap the pressed in peg for the adjuster ratchet that you make sure it's in tight (peened in) so it doesn't work loose and fall out