Tight fitting brake shoes

[Bitten]

A rookies question.......... Ive never done shoes before!!

I am fitting some new front brake pads (EBC - grooved bought off Ebay) and they are really tight going into the drum (hub)

They look to be for the correct make just very tight as I have to tap them in with more force that I would have expected

Is this normal and they will bed in after a few minutes or are they just the wrong size / poorly made?

Cheers

[vmx42]

Take them, fitted to the backing plate to a brake workshop and ask them to machine the shoes to fit the hub.

Make sure you take the wheel as well.

[Bitten]

Thanks #42

Im am not sure of where you are based #42 but can you or anyone else recommend someone in the Sydney Metro area

Cheers

[vmx42]

I haven't had to have it done for years... but I remember just making a few calls to brake specialists from the yellow pages and getting a recommendation.

Or perhaps call some of the Sydney based wheel builders. They should be able to direct you to a reliable source.

Sorry I can't remember the exact details... 

[Bitten]

Thanks mate

You've sent me in the right direction, I will trawl through some ads in older VMX magazine for local wheel builders

There is also a small crack right on the edge of the brake lining - the bit that sits into the backing plate, I don't think it will impact on the brake workings in the short term, but I was hoping it could be welded and machined as well to save sourcing a new hub, as I want to take the bike to CD9 and I am running out of time

Cheers

[curly001]

Bitten take them to Burt Bros Fairfield st Yennora. They also have a shop in penshurst no sure where

[pancho]

 Burt Bros are the go. cheers

[Woody]

Are the shoes seated correctly and sitting nicely on the pivot?

I found that my new ebc shoes had a bit of slag on them that needed filing down to allow them to sit down properly on the pivot. 

[Bitten]

Hi Woody double checked and all good in that regard

[Bitten]

Hi All

I took to Burt Bros and they were great to deal with! thanks for the tip

He did mention that the brake shoes I have were very hard and may not stop me as quick as I would like. This raises the question are brake shoes available in varying degrees of hardness and if so where could you source them.

The ones I have a grooved EBC

Cheers

[vmx42]

Burt Bros can reline the shoes for you if you ask... I would try them first. Good to hear it is sorted.