Re: J2 wheel arches

["Peter Green" <p.green@mgk3.co.uk>]

David,

Are you using full nuts or half nuts (lock nuts) on the brake shoe pivot 
pins? Originally they would have been half nuts on the rear brakes of an 
L-type (which had 12" brakes). The L-type body is the same as your J2 body 
(hopefully) so it should work OK with the half nuts. Are you using square or 
flat section spring washers? originally they were thin flat section. 
Originally there were two lengths of pivot pins one had a shorter thread 
length which was used with the half nuts on rear brakes.

I hope the above information is of some help.

Peter Green.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Stansbie" <David.Stansbie@bristol.ac.uk>
To: "MMM" <mg-mmm@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 9:00 AM
Subject: J2 wheel arches


> I've fitted 12 inch brakes to my J2 and they work a treat
> BUT.....they foul the wheel arch. The nuts of the brake
> shoe pivot pins have gouged about 1/8 of an inch out of the
> wheel arch-it is down to the ply in one place. Has anyone
> found an easy solution to this? I can cut the body work
> away easily enough but then will be left with a raw edge of
> aluminium and ply-how can I finish it off. I don't think
> that I can cut the ply and leave enough aluminium to reform
> the bottom of the wheel arch as it is at present. Anyway
> the aluminium will be work hardened I guess. Any solutions
> that don't involve taking the body off and starting again
> would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
> ----------------------
> David Stansbie
> David.Stansbie@bristol.ac.uk
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