Rear Brake disc

[JAKIRE]

Hi Does any one know what Make the or What car the Rear Brake disc are off (ie Peugot 605)

Regards
James

[Buffoon]

Don't know if all variants the same, but been looking for Speed six rear and pretty much out of luck I'm afraid. TVR megabucks.
Could get them skimmed, but one of the reasons for wanting them changed is to get the Hadbrake working better. Increasing the drum circumference will need some work to the shoes to get optimum contact area.

I feel sure there must be someting out there. I don't know if anyone has supplied detailed drawings to manufacturers to check their stock, but for such a small market you are unlikely to get results.

[JAKIRE]

Same reasons for wanting them is to get the Hadbrake working better. I got Handbrake working Pervect for NCT (MOT) (Handbreak at test 81%) Test but going again only because of Orginal Brake Disc was going to Skime them but wore down a good bit I would prefer to repalce but TVR Looking for 120 each They must be from a brand name (ie Coswort Discs approx 90 ford discs same 40) Hey you pay for label?


PS when I get the Discs I will email you how to get Hand Break 90%-100%
James

[Buffoon]

James, YHM

With regard to personal take on getting handbrake working, it is pretty easy to get it through MOT with some vigorous disc cleaning, and shoe cleaning (emery cloth), plus some very close slack adjuster settings etc.

The problem is like you said it won't last.

I would do the reverse of what some suggest on here, and introduce a bit more slack, (but make sure the lever does not foul the transmission tunnel). The discs get red hot so air gap is needed between shoes and discs. Don't use it unless you need to. Everytime you use it, the resins are cooked and drawn to the surface. As with engine, after vigorous use the car needs to cool down with some gentle driving for a while.

While cleaning the glaze off with emery works to an extent, they do give up the ghost eventually, regardless of how much meat is on them. Same as the pads will

I hope a new set of drilled discs will solve a number of my brake issues

[JensenA]

I may have misread your post, but you seem to be saying that the handbrake works on the Disc, it doesn't. The Handbrake at the rear operates on Drum's not, the Disc. I fitted new brake shoes to mine and the handbrake works really well - it always has.
You have to tighten up each drum shoe adjuster, and also adjust and tighten the main cable adjuster that is up by the rear diff

Edited by JensenA on Tuesday 22 July 11:11

[Gazzab]

I think (ie excuse my technical etc lack of knowledge)that some Cerbs have had replacement uprights added to the rear eg from a Chim? so as to enable different rear discs to be added and to get a working handbrake. I think plasticman is the expert?

[Buffoon]

JensenA said:

I may have misread your post, but you seem to be saying that the handbrake works on the Disc, it doesn't. The Handbrake at the rear operates on Drum's not, the Disc. I fitted new brake shoes to mine and the handbrake works really well - it always has.
You have to tighten up each drum shoe adjuster, and also adjust and tighten the main cable adjuster that is up by the rear diff

Edited by JensenA on Tuesday 22 July 11:11

Sorry if it was not clear. I was of course talking about the 'disc' as a whole. The drum is indeed intrinsic to this, hence reference to heat.