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#66 Brakes
Brake parts
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In edition 12 we already showed the drum
brake parts, here we put all the parts we will
need on our workbench (picture 1). Not all
brake parts need to be replaced with every
brake shoe change. But mostly we have to 6
deal with under-maintained oldtimers, cars 4
that have been stationary for too long or clas-
sic cars with no service history. It is then ad-
visable to replace all mechanical parts.
In our example we also replaced the brake
backing plates, these were very corroded, 2
crooked and the inspection holes were
damaged so that no rubber inspection 7
plug fitted.
On this model VW Beetle the left and 9
right brake backing plates are identical,
note that this is not the case with every type
of Volkswagen.
We also show here the copper paste
needed to make metal parts squeak- 1 Backing plate or support plate
free and to protect the assembly parts 2 Shoe adjusting bolts
against jamming. The Até brake cylin- 3
der paste on the right plays a crucial, Brake shoes
often underestimated role in the as- 4 Wheel cylinder
sembly of the brake cylinders.
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