LWB 11" rear brakes, leading and trailing shoes - identification please ?

[JohnboyLandy]

Hi All,

I am getting a bit confused by which shoe is the leading one and which one is the trailing one, so can someone post or refer me to a picture(s) of the rear brakes left side and right side please ?

Thanks
John

[1950landy]

138413 From my S2 & 2a parts book 138414138415 These two from 4wd's parts book.

[JohnboyLandy]

Thanks, but I can't say I am any wiser from looking at those diagrams :-(

In the diagrams the shoes look pretty much the same as each other, and it's not clear whether it's a view of the right side or left side.

Cheers,
John

[gromit]

Google is your friend......

Just found this Land Rover FAQ - 109 rear brakes (http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/landRoverFAQ/FAQ_rearbrakes.htm)

You may find that there is no difference depending on who supplied the shoes.



Colin

[1950landy]

As Gromit said the shoes could be relined the same depending on how the supplier relined them. The leading shoe is the 1st after the wheel cylinder in direction of rotation.

[JohnboyLandy]

Thanks Colin, Google wasn't really my friend [emoji3]I came across the same page but I found the text "Both shoes are mounted so that the tapered end is adjacent to the wheel cylinder. The leading shoe, which goes towards the front of the car, has the lining fitted so that the distance from the wheel cylinder to the shoe lining is greater than for the trailing shoe" a bit confusing. I was going to contact the website owner (TerriAnn) for clarification, but I can't find any contact email [emoji19]. I am going to assume the distance referred to is from slave to the TOP of the shoe linings, and that's how my old ones seem to be anyway.

I think I know what to do.[emoji3]

Cheers
John

[mick88]

Thanks Colin, Google wasn't really my friend [emoji3]I came across the same page but I found the text "Both shoes are mounted so that the tapered end is adjacent to the wheel cylinder. The leading shoe, which goes towards the front of the car, has the lining fitted so that the distance from the wheel cylinder to the shoe lining is greater than for the trailing shoe" a bit confusing. I was going to contact the website owner (TerriAnn) for clarification, but I can't find any contact email [emoji19]. I am going to assume the distance referred to is from slave to the TOP of the shoe linings, and that's how my old ones seem to be anyway.

I think I know what to do.[emoji3]

Cheers
John

I went through this a while back and from memory you need to be sure the backing plates are on the correct side too.
From memory it changes the position on the wheel cylinder by about 6-12 mm which isn't very obvious unless you know to look for it.
So worth checking in case a previous owner has had them off.
Mine were 11" rears from a 109" that had been put onto the front of an 88" and were "A" about.

Cheers, Mick.

[JohnboyLandy]

I did notice the backing plates were different, and hence offset the slave from the top, I wonder if gravity has anything to do with that ?