rear brake backplates

[sriturbO]

rear back plates on my 4006 sri turbo are fecked and i need new ones as the handbrake shoes are not being retained properly in the right place making it quite dangerous to use at the moment

what i need to know is where i can get them other than from the main dealers

any help or info is much appreciated

[mikey s]

i doubt anywhere other than a main dealer would do them. have you tried a decent pug breakers for a second hand pair?

[sriturbO]

to be honest mikey i wouldnt bother with second hand ones due to the fact they are just made out of cheap crap

[steve_earwig]

I had the same thing on my D8, never seen it before no matter how rusty the rest of the car. I tried to have them replaced by a local chap but it was all looking too expensive so I had the guy weld them up. They do look crap tho.

The wost thing is you'll probably need to get new hubs as well, it all ends up silly money.

[sriturbO]

been quoted 156.40 for a pair of back plates what a f*cking rip off

and u can immgine my surprise and ehat i said to the dealer lol

but hey u get a nice shiney alloy bracket with each plate

[steve_earwig]

Don't forget the hub bearings, I seem to remember they're about £90 a pop

(note to self: must clean up the D9's backplates)

[sriturbO]

and why would i want hub bearings i aint gonna be removing the hub am i?

[sriturbO]

and why would i want hub bearings i aint gonna be removing the hub am i?

[steve_earwig]

You could always saw the backplates in half.

[sriturbO]

i take it thats a yes to i have to remove the hubs then

[steve_earwig]

It pretty much looks like it I'm afraid, the backplate bolts are hidden by the hub so the backplate isn't going to clear it. Haynes (Book of Lies) says the bearings will almost certainly be damaged by the removal process. I guess that means either the rollers will be graunched into their tracks or the bearing will actually break.

Unless I'm mad, of course.