what time is it? MOT Time

[dizzymole]

going back to MOT'S, i replaced my rear shoes and a leaky rear cylinder a couple of months ago, put the surf in for mot last friday and it failed on the side with the new cylinder with a very low reading so i got that drum refaced the missus took it back today and its the same! anyone got any ideas

[stormforce]

going back to MOT'S, i replaced my rear shoes and a leaky rear cylinder a couple of months ago, put the surf in for mot last friday and it failed on the side with the new cylinder with a very low reading so i got that drum refaced the missus took it back today and its the same! anyone got any ideas

have you got air in the system Mark.
Where did you take it for the mot

[dizzymole]

it's possible there could be air in the system but i did the job back in september and its only the new cilinder side that has a low reading.
took it up to doalcoath motors, been using them for years

[dizzymole]

by the way richard your surf is looking the dogs b*****s now

[stormforce]

it's possible there could be air in the system but i did the job back in september and its only the new cilinder side that has a low reading.
took it up to doalcoath motors, been using them for years

not sure if the surfs have them but is there an adjuster on the brakes when the drum has been off and re-fitted

[stormforce]

by the way richard your surf is looking the dogs b*****s now

Thanks Mark.I got in me garage at the mo trying to fit a turbo but only got as far as nearly getting it out.I got to fit the diff spacers and lift the front up yet also

[TonyN]

Did you give it a run first, brakes often need to get bedding in before max performance is seen.

I'd drive around for a while pulling on the handbrake, if you've left the old shoes in on the new drum, all the grooves on the shoes that the old drums made will onyl leave you 50% or so of the shoes touching the smooth drum face.

Find a quiet road were you can coast along in N, and pull on the hand brake till you get both wheels locking.

[TonyN]

Thanks Mark.I got in me garage at the mo trying to fit a turbo but only got as far as nearly getting it out.

Slacker, havn't you done that yet?

[stormforce]

Slacker, havn't you done that yet?

i just haven't got the go in me to do at the moment Tony unless you wanna fit it for me ...

[dizzymole]

only did 5 or 6 miles after refitting drums so yea you could be right, but reading was about 300 on drivers side and passenger side was reading about 80. I was wondering if they cylinder supplied may be the wrong one,it looked the same and it obviously fitted. I assume that are they the same as the earlier surfs and it is the right one as it came from roughtracks

[TonyN]

i just haven't got the go in me to do at the moment Tony unless you wanna fit it for me ...

Load it on a Recovery truck, and point them in my direction.......