Help needed - Westfield SE brake caliper bracket

Help needed - Westfield SE brake caliper bracket

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Sonic Nonsense

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283 posts

239 months

Saturday 11th January
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Hi team - I've had a big brake binding problem on my Westie SE purchased a few months ago. Today the rears bound on and the bracket holding the calipers to the axel has snapped.
It looks like a bespoke piece, anyone have any ideas where I can get a new one?
Also need a handbrake bracket as in the pics.
Sorry if stupid questions, mechanical bits aren't my forte!




Edited by Sonic Nonsense on Saturday 11th January 14:11


Edited by Sonic Nonsense on Saturday 11th January 14:12


Edited by Sonic Nonsense on Saturday 11th January 14:12

smokey mow

1,269 posts

214 months

Saturday 11th January
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An SE (i.e. live axle rather than independent suspension) would only ever have had drums on the rear rather than discs, so whatever you have there is either an aftermarket kit or something home brewed.

Megaflow

10,354 posts

239 months

Saturday 11th January
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smokey mow said:
An SE (i.e. live axle rather than independent suspension) would only ever have had drums on the rear rather than discs, so whatever you have there is either an aftermarket kit or something home brewed.
What he said. It appears to be live axle from the pictures.

Given that the bracket has broken, I'd suggest it is home brewed and the whole lot should be binned off to be safe.

s p a c e m a n

11,297 posts

162 months

Saturday 11th January
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Get a piece of steel, trace around the broken bit and make it using a grinder and a drill like what the last person did from the looks of it.

FNG

4,514 posts

238 months

Wednesday 15th January
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Plenty of aftermarket parts out there to help.

This is a full kit of bits, there are a few sources of similar and I'd think someone ought to be happy to sell the brackets alone
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234847140124?_skw=escor...

Or as said, to avoid issues of brackets not being identical or having to replace the whole lot, remove the other one and get it copied.

I've used the services of a machinist via eBay before to send a drawing and get parts laser cut, if you don't know of a friendly machine shop near you.