So, in summary, the original shoe adjuster was fitted the wrong way, which is why it slipped. The larger plate should indeed be reversed as pointed out by Milothedog. Since the BL Rom manual does not show detail of the adjuster fitting, there is no way to detect incorrect fitting. I have now corrected the adjuster, and the rear brakes are working better than ever. At least this video has shown how to do the whole job as when I looked for help on youtube there was no other video that does that.
How on earth they mass produced these brakes I don't know.I had similar probs as everything is a faff.BTW the manual says the top spring should go to the back of the brake shoes.I put the spring located retainers on with snipe nose pliers,but very awkward.
As well as the top spring being incorrectly fitted which cause the shoes to spring forward, like you have trouble with in the video, the bottom part of the adjuster (the bigger bit) is the wrong way round. the curved inwards part should be facing the shoe lining. At the moment the wrongly fitted part is held forward a little by the bottom springs hook, meaning the adjuster can't return to the fully off position when refitting and setting the shoes auto adjustment, this also means the cutout in the adjuster part for the peg of the handbrake lever is orientated wrongly I also believe that the adjuster kit is for the Rover SD1 rear breaks which is very similar. Are these being supplied now as an alternative part ?. The SOC remanufactured ones are identical to the originals. Both errors are common mistakes that you often see on Stag rear brakes.
Thanks for your comments, there's a lot to take in there. Do you mean it is wrong in both old and new shoes? But as it is now all fitted together, it seems a pretty bad design if it can be fitted incorrectly especially as the ROM doesn't show the detail. I watched the Church House Classics video but Richard didnt seem to have a clue, so no help there!
@@stagweberVMad Just trying to help by pointing out that the adjuster is fitted other than triumph intended for correct operation. It does show it in the ROM but unfortunately the graphics are not that clear but it is shown.
@@stagweberVMad Yes, the curved part which is facing away from the shoe lining on both is wrong. the curve (cut out) gives the adjuster room to move backward while still allowing the spring to hold the shoe in place, and as I said the shaped hole is then reversed for the hand brake lever peg. If the adjuster is fitted correctly you will see that the spring hole is not partially obscured in the fully off position. as it is at the moment it would cover some of the hole until the spring is fitted and pulls it forward which is wrong.
@@milodog1100 OK I can see now that plate looks much better fitted the other way. As for the adjuster kit, I bought it from James Paddock assuming it was the SOCTFL sponsored kit. If this kit is available from the Rover, and fits and works (hopefully!) then a bit of a puzzle why SOCTFL would go to all the trouble.
