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Author:  Fat80y [ Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:56 am ]
Post subject:  Adjusting drum brakes
Hi all,

Just about to do a first service on my new mini, and of course the brakes need adjusting. Can anyone tell me what the correct size spanner is for the adjusters? I have a feeling that it is around 7/16 but that is not quite right and leads to rounding them off???

For the record it's a 78 clubby, drums all round.
Author:  68matic [ Sun Apr 10, 2005 12:07 pm ]
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you're meant to use a square ring spanner
but i dont have one
so i use an open ended spanner that happens to fit

yes i know dodgy but i'd rather slightly rounding off the adjuster
and have working brakes
Author:  czerial [ Sun Apr 10, 2005 12:23 pm ]
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im with duc, i dont have a brake square tool, but i think i use a size 8 open ended spanner to do mine...
Author:  Fat80y [ Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:31 pm ]
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Czerial - by size 8 spanner do you mean 8mm or ???
Author:  kazjim [ Sun Apr 10, 2005 2:43 pm ]
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I use a whitworth "shifter" to do mine ... when i remember to....

J
Author:  68matic [ Sun Apr 10, 2005 2:56 pm ]
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mine's 8mm i think
Author:  Fat80y [ Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:14 pm ]
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Figured it out - 5/16" spanner. I remeber now it is a weird size and I had to special order it in... Luckily I found it in my pile of miscellaneous tools...
Author:  J_A_M [ Sun Apr 10, 2005 9:15 pm ]
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kazjim wrote:
I use a whitworth "shifter" to do mine ... when i remember to....

J


whitworth ey?? Mine is UNC :wink:

Yea I use a shifter too.
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