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Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues

05-06-2024, 09:53 AM

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HighcountryMike's parking brake project

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Posted By arctictraveller

So, my parking brake was working great till it...

So, my parking brake was working great till it wasn’t. 3000 miles into my current trip with days and days of off road, I was on the way to a friends house doing about 55mph, when suddenly I became...

Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues

03-02-2024, 05:44 PM

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HighcountryMike's parking brake project

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Posted By arctictraveller

[QUOTE=posplayr;329595]Thanks for finding that...

[QUOTE=posplayr;329595]Thanks for finding that video, but I assume you also looked at some way of accomplishing the surfacing without spending $500;"

I agree, I have not seen a shoe arc grinder...

Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues

03-01-2024, 12:34 PM

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HighcountryMike's parking brake project

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Posted By arctictraveller

There is a good explanation of how and why brake...

There is a good explanation of how and why brake shoes are matched to drum size in this video, starting at about the five minute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8f9PfrMWss

Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues

02-28-2024, 02:42 PM

Replies: 36

HighcountryMike's parking brake project

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Posted By arctictraveller

That's interesting, I'm trying to imagine how...

That's interesting, I'm trying to imagine how that's happening. I doubt it's due to the fit of the shoes, since they never really change except as they wear. Something has got a lot of play in it,...

Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues

02-28-2024, 02:24 PM

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HighcountryMike's parking brake project

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Posted By arctictraveller

I doubt its on purpose. When matching shoes to...

I doubt its on purpose. When matching shoes to the drum using a machine, 100% contact is the goal with the exception of a slight ramp on the leading edges.

Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues

02-27-2024, 11:29 AM

Replies: 36

HighcountryMike's parking brake project

Views: 1,534

Posted By arctictraveller

I’ve had the exact same issue for years until I...

I’ve had the exact same issue for years until I investigated how much contact area the shoes had on the drum (hat on disc style). In the distant past, brake shoes were ground or “arced” to the same...

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