Silverdome Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 How much is cheap? I prefer affordable as cheap seems to suggest a lesser quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefoxamazone Posted August 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 my excuses for not using the correct word.. I meant affordable. After I noticed that some 150 buyers were very satisfied (mostly FORD guys). I thought I'd give it a try. For 30 euro I can't make my hands dirty trying to invent something I can buy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam H P15 D30 Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) 53 minutes ago, bluefoxamazone said: hello folks... just came upon this, as I was preparing to fabricate my own device.... has somebody ever try this to adjust the brake shoes? looks neat and.... cheap...(sorry affordable...) regards, Franky Are you planning to modify this tool? It won't help much as pictured because you cannot center the shoes inside the drum. That's why the elusive Lockheed tool rotates on the spindle. Also without a way of arcing the shoes, getting a decent pedal, even with the Lockheed tool, is difficult. Edited August 28, 2018 by Adam H P15 D30 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefoxamazone Posted August 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Adam H P15 D30 said: Are you planning to modify this tool? It won't help much as pictured because you cannot center the shoes inside the drum. That's why the elusive Lockheed tool rotates on the spindle. Also without a way of arcing the shoes, getting a decent pedal, even with the Lockheed tool, is difficult. I might fool around a bit with it... let's see what it brings... grtz Edited August 28, 2018 by bluefoxamazone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 it is not just the precision measurement...but the ability to set this precision measure at all points that is the 360 degree circle that the shoe are positioned in relation to the drum that rides true to the spindle... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sser2 Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Plymouthy Adams said: the ability to set this precision measure at all points Especially because clearances are very small (0.006 heel and 0.012 toe). I would be surprised if the accuracy of that drum caliper is better than 0.01. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayfarer Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 ....aaaahhhh...the beauty of discs...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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