arrrrrh

[peckster123]

well done front wish bones new drop link arms new exhaust new bushes and now hand brake is ********, con the mod on from artic so took back wheels off and low and behold the springs that hold the shoes on have come a way back plates are shot anyone any ideas putting car back in for its mot again nex week spent small fortune already any help be most grateful ****** thing rolled in to next doors car lucky no damage

[wmj]

Seen aftermarket back-plates advertised on the forum, should come up in a search. Or if the hole where the pin fits through isn't too big due to corrosion, do what I did and use a large diameter washer with a small hole and bend the pin once it's pushed through. I have also seen repair kits on Ebay which come with a specially made washer with the correct groove cut out so the pin slots through and turns in the same fashion as it does on the back plate. I am sure they are made for VW or Ford handbrakes. Try searching Ebay with keywords such as handbrake spring repair kit or something along those lines.

Try something like below (you may need to measure for comparrison, but you get the idea) and put a washer in front of the retaining clip to fill the corrosion gap.


.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-SIERRA-BRAKE-SHOE-HOLD-DOWN-KIT-PINS-SPRINGS-9-DRUMS-BSF0230B-/231201440957?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM& hash=item35d4ae04bd

[peckster123]

thanks mate I have a look :-)

[wmj]

Just edited above and included link.

[peckster123]

thanks mate