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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: daniel-1986 on 01 August 2010, 23:05

Title: rear brakes
Post by: daniel-1986 on 01 August 2010, 23:05

i need a new rear wheels cylinder as its leaking, just wondering wud my 1.3 hav a brake regulator and i tried to change the shoes but the drum wont fit over the new shoes

Title: Re: rear brakes
Post by: rubjonny on 02 August 2010, 09:57

no it wont have a regulator, so you need the smaller non-reg rear cylinders.  did you fully retract the shoe adjusting mech?

Title: Re: rear brakes
Post by: daniel-1986 on 02 August 2010, 22:40

Quote from: rubjonny on 02 August 2010, 09:57

  did you fully retract the shoe adjusting mech?

am i right in thinking this is it?

(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x18/daniel-1986/01082010337.jpg)

Title: Re: rear brakes
Post by: rubjonny on 03 August 2010, 09:58

http://www.oneilcastro.com/A2Bentley/SU02/ch6.1.1.html

Title: Re: rear brakes
Post by: daniel-1986 on 03 August 2010, 11:21

there done now  :smiley: just gotta replace the handbrake cable now