John and John,
Thank you both for your replies. I shall have a search on the old site for the relevant threads over there as well.
The photos look interesting and make sense, mostly. In the top picture, does the end of the shaft closest to the camera slide about or is it held firmly by a bearing?
Although I am still a long way from working on the brakes, I do want to be fairly clear in my mind how I want to set them up. I am beginning to think along the lines of a couple of balance plates, as shown here, along with Bowden cables to the front and a twin-leading shoe conversion on the front brakes. How viable this is in practice remains to be seen and whether it will be any improvement over the standard system is another matter.
Having searched to no avail, does anyone have a copy of the Jack French article "Power to Arrest" which they would be happy to scan and send to me, please?
Regards,
Jamie.
Thank you both for your replies. I shall have a search on the old site for the relevant threads over there as well.
The photos look interesting and make sense, mostly. In the top picture, does the end of the shaft closest to the camera slide about or is it held firmly by a bearing?
Although I am still a long way from working on the brakes, I do want to be fairly clear in my mind how I want to set them up. I am beginning to think along the lines of a couple of balance plates, as shown here, along with Bowden cables to the front and a twin-leading shoe conversion on the front brakes. How viable this is in practice remains to be seen and whether it will be any improvement over the standard system is another matter.
Having searched to no avail, does anyone have a copy of the Jack French article "Power to Arrest" which they would be happy to scan and send to me, please?
Regards,
Jamie.