Ian. Firstly, you need to run the wheel through water and note the variation in brake effectiveness.
If nothing is noted disassemble the hub and spray Lithium grease onto both the outer surface of the pads and inside of the drum. After reassembling the wheel re-check the brake effectiveness. Again no change may be recorded. If that occurs throw the thing away and replace it with a disc braked wheel. Noel. -----Original Message----- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of aus-soaring-requ...@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Wednesday, 15 July 2015 6:41 PM To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 142, Issue 18 Send Aus-soaring mailing list submissions to aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to aus-soaring-requ...@lists.internode.on.net You can reach the person managing the list at aus-soaring-ow...@lists.internode.on.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Aus-soaring digest..." Today's Topics: 1. How to get older drum wheel brakes to work better (Ian Mc Phee) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 19:10:37 +1000 From: Ian Mc Phee <mrsoar...@gmail.com> Subject: [Aus-soaring] How to get older drum wheel brakes to work better To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> Message-ID: <CAAMD4KqT9NxAEa=z9euejoeumkmuxed7dc2zek1ooquvg+b...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I got below from Susanne Dupont of TOST re wheels Brake cable laid in the most possible direct way but without tight bends Use a Bowden cable with a set screw Adjust brake lever at regular intervals Roughen brake linings with emery paper Check minimum lining thickness Another option is the hydraulic actuation of the drum brake wheel ? it is not such a big modification as the conversion to a disk brake wheel. I also add I find the original outer bike crap has too much drag. I always replace with Teflon lined outer which is available these days. I go to great effort to avoid the sharp bends by either using a suitable channel of a plywood former for the curve. Wheel brake outers can be not thought about during 30 yearly or 3000hry I find. Ian McPhee 0428847642 Box 657 Byron Bay NSW 2481 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/private/aus-soaring/attachments/20150 715/1d2f0af4/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Hydraul actuation Standard Kobold 2015.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 200877 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/private/aus-soaring/attachments/20150 715/1d2f0af4/attachment.pdf> ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring End of Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 142, Issue 18 ******************************************** _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
