Thanks-yes I am using half nuts and the thin, shakeproof
washers. I wondered about cutting off the end of the
pivot pin flush with the backplate, drilling and tapping the
pivot pin and securing it with a setscrew with a
hexagonal head. I could save an 1/8 of an inch or so.
Barry Foster put me off that idea when he implied that
the MOT inspectors might frown on it.On Tue, 11 Jan 2005
23:35:03 -0000 Peter Green <p.green@mgk3.co.uk> wrote:
> 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.
> >
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