Re: Brakes on 11th Series Super 8

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2012/6/17 8:52:19

Tim's completely on target. On my 34 the primary and secondary shoes are marked on the metal surface of the shoe itself, a large stamped "S" or "P" within a circle although that's only useful information if the corresponding lining material is on that shoe. When I relined my 34 some 40 years back I used the same lining material on both primary and secondary shoes but installed them correctly, shorter lining on the Primary (leading) shoe, and narrower linings on the front left. The brakes on these cars are just outstanding though it's a bit of fussy work to get them properly equalized after a reline.