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28-05-18, 09:05
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Could be as simple as driving technique Petr. Make sure when you are turning that your inputs are short and sharp, on and off in bites rather than long dragged out turns, that way you don’t cook your brakes. Personally on my carrier I had the brake steer commence when the wheel was at 90 deg or ever so slightly over, that stops you dragging shoes when using cam steer.
Did you setup the steering with the correct tools to adjust the linkages ?
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28-05-18, 09:38
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Yes Richard, I'm trying to do just short and sharp inputs to the brakes, but hey, I'm still learning.
 What surprises me is that even when the brakes are hot, but not very hot they are losing the efficiency significantly. I would expect that they will last longer. Maybe its normal I don't know. The steering is set according to the specification with the tools, cca 110° left/right on the wheel to the full brake.
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28-05-18, 11:44
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New brake linings ? I put woven linings in mine then profiled they to match the drums, massive difference in performance. Not sure what to advise, I take it you are not dragging a shoe ?
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28-05-18, 13:21
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Could be connected with the linings, but I haven't opened them yet.
They should be new, but maybe not profiled, maybe oiled? Must check it someday...
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28-05-18, 15:44
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There is a bedding in period which unless you have profiled the shoes to match the drums, may explain your woes.. if you can find mynold build thread Richie’s Mk1 (from memory) there was much discussion on there regarding the issues and profiling shows etc etc
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30-05-18, 12:50
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Interesting reading, Richard, thank you!
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03-06-18, 19:14
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Some of you propably remember that there was one "mystery" part in batch of parts from my Mk.III which no one could recognize.
Now I can say this mystery has been solved! I was thinking about the center hole and its purpose and got some idea. Today I proved it by test. Part TL14588 (which I couldnt find even in Chilwell) is new style of blanking board which we are used to see made from plywood. This last evolution is made from steel and apparently used on last types of UCs. Happy to solve it
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