Brake Shoes

[Sopp]

Is there a supplier out there that sells brake shoes for a BN1 ? I have new linings and rivets.

I also need a suplier for the small "piston" with the angled end that goes against the rear brake adjuster.

A point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Sopp

 

[Dave Russell]

You will likely have to get used parts.

Here are a couple of shops that I have gotten used brake shoes & parts from.

Healey Surgeons
1-301-270-8811

British Car Specialists
1-209-948-8767

Other folks may have more suggestions.

Make sure that your installed linings are thin enough to allow getting the drums on. A lot of Healey shoes require a maximum 0.190" lining thickness. Some linings are thicker.

It would be a very good idea to have a brake shop arc/grind the lined shoes to to your exact drums inside diameter/radius. This insures full lining to drum contact without extensive break in. I personally would have the shop install the linings, measure the drum ID, & grind the correct shoe contour.

For the ultimate in drum braking I would send all shoes to Porterfield to have R4S compound linings installed.

Porterfield Enterprises
1767 Placentia
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
1-800-537-6842
https://www.porterfield-brakes.com/porterfieldckshoes.html

Far more effective braking with less pedal pressure than the garden variety linings.
D

 

[zblu]

Are they the early narrow ones, or the later wider ones?
whats the piston bore size?

 

[Sopp]

Dave,
I will check with the suppliers that you listed to see if they have any used shoes. They might even have the adjuster part.
Thanks a bunch.

zblu,
They are the early narrow shoes. Not sure of the bore size, but they would also be the early style. Chassis #220090.

I guess if anyone out in cyberland has the parts I need, I would be happy to buy from an individual as well as a business.

Also, does anyone have a good picture of the brake and clutch pedal pivot assembly for a BN1 ? I think my first bodyman screwed up when he welded the outer support bracket back on. I don't have enough room between bracket and frame to put the brake pedal pivot in. I need to know what a propper assembly look like so that I make the propper changes.