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Clubroom => Tech Talk => Topic started by: curly001 on May 04, 2011, 09:54:07 pm
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Anyone know were I can get a drum skimmed in Sydney or surrounds? It is a complete wheel. Curly
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Phipp bros(if they're still around?)in sidinee,southern side,brake specialists,will check,back later, :P
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if there still there burt brothers i think there on fairfield st at fairfield.
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if there still there burt brothers i think there on fairfield st at fairfield.
Now there's an 'old school' engineering firm ;D. I have been down Fairfield Road in 30 years. I wouldn't have expected them to have survived. Although they deserve to. Put lots of car work through them. Great service and never had a prob with them.
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duh,fugging memory >:,Burt bros it is,did my matcho front wheel when the green linings finally wore out,if you asked real nicely,you got the "politically incorrect "race linings,but this was some time ago,(10ish years),after that ever time i hit the front brake i got a whiff of "burning clutch",top job but!!, :P
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Last time I drove down Fairfield road I was surprised to see Burt bros still going. Like others on here I used them lots inth '70s, good service.
cheers pancho
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i know they were still there about 6 years ago.they were doing the mechanical work on a truck i was driving in my last job in syd before i moved to brissy.also delt with them for blue slips and brakes when i worked at villawood truck sales.always good workmanship from them never had a problem in 8 years or so dealing with them.cheers gary
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Thanks for the info spoke to Burt Bro's today, am dropping wheel off on monday. Thaks again Curly
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Thanks for the info spoke to Burt Bro's today, am dropping wheel off on monday. Thaks again Curly
Burt has a brother? ?
Fair dink-um, Does any one know his name?
No kidding, I would really appreciate knowing please.
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He has a mother too, her name is Mrs Burt.
What I meant to say was, Burt is their surname I think.
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:D
Hi Steve,
I have a mum too, but her name isn't mrs Mick ::)
I was asking because, I have another 125 Maico and I have been racking my brain for a name to Cristian it with? That's all ;D
and I thought? What could be better than Burt's brothers real name ::)
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Myrtle?
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Myrtle?
your kiddin, I not laying down for that.
I gunna ring em, first thing Monday Steve, and ask for ? :D
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,Burt bros .. when the green linings finally wore out,if you asked real nicely,you got the "politically incorrect "race linings,
Child Killer.
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Thanks for the info spoke to Burt Bro's today, am dropping wheel off on monday. Thaks again Curly
How did you go Curly? How much did they charge?
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MX, went well. Drum skimmed shoes rebonded and arced all for a $100. Note they had to remove the wheel bearings to get on there lathe. The cost was very reasonable. I can tell you it would not have been easy removing the bearings on my old honda hub as I couldn'nt remove the bearing retaining plate. Recommend Burt Bros at Farfield st Farfeild looking to get brake work done. Curly
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You should be happy with that price. Very reasonable.
There was another way of doing that mentioned in the American husky forum.
They glued sandpaper to the brake shoes , reassembled and gave it a spin with the brakes partially on.
Then they reversed the sandpaper sticking it to the hub and repeated the whole process.
Sounded like a good idea and matched the shoes to the drum. :)
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MX, went well. Drum skimmed shoes rebonded and arced all for a $100. Note they had to remove the wheel bearings to get on there lathe. The cost was very reasonable. I can tell you it would not have been easy removing the bearings on my old honda hub as I couldn'nt remove the bearing retaining plate. Recommend Burt Bros at Farfield st Farfeild looking to get brake work done. Curly
Thanks Curly, good info (especially the bearing removal - wouldn't you have the shits if you turned up with a freshly refurbed hub and bearings doing the liners as the 'last thing' :-[).
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You should be happy with that price. Very reasonable.
There was another way of doing that mentioned in the American husky forum.
They glued sandpaper to the brake shoes , reassembled and gave it a spin with the brakes partially on.
Then they reversed the sandpaper sticking it to the hub and repeated the whole process.
Sounded like a good idea and matched the shoes to the drum. :)
That's interesting as well (but the Burt Bros includes bonding of new material (and probably selecting or nominating lining characteristics) which evens the equation up somewhat).
I'm assuming about the choice of linings. Years ago we set up my MX250 for the 2rd Castrol Nepean Six Hour. Talking to those who had run the year before we found out that the brakes were 'an issue' after 6 hours of continuous racing. We laced up a 7in TLS Yammy YDS front hub/brake and Burt Bros provided the racing liners. No probs for us with brake fade ;D.
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Don,t get me wrong MX , when I said he should be happy with the price I MEANT it.
With the new shoes included that is a fantastic price.
I was just putting a poor mans idea up as well.
Although at that price why did I bother?
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Hey oldskool, did you meet up with an old family friend of mine named Tony Newton? at Villawood trucks?
pancho.
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hi pancho was he a customer or he worked there? there was a big fella that used to help the bosses younger brother with the sprint car and drive the transporter i think his name was tony.or was he the fella doing the chassis extensions and stuff when villawood trucks moved to windsor?it was around 18 years ago i worked there you might have to refresh my memory its not that good any more :D cheers gary