Odd brakes?

[Kindasquirrelly]

Hello,
I stripped my rear brakes and on the offside it has the self adjuster mechanism. On the near side it has no self adjuster just the two piece pivot.
Is that normal?
Does anyone have a good picture of both sides?
Thank you
Mike T.

[Seaking]

Bottom one is offside
image.jpeg Should have adjusters on both sides.

[Seaking]

Hope these help .

[Ritchie6]

Funnily enough I took both brake drums off the other day just to have a quick check as I've had the car almost a year so thought it time for an inspection. On mine the nearside has the adjuster/pawl but I couldn't actually see one on the offside,although I didn't take the shoes off or anything but tried to see through the holes in the hub. When it was put through the MOT rolling road test the nearside readings (with the adjuster) were lower than the offside but I couldn't see any obvious reason for this.

Richard

[Lingen]

Mike.
There should definitely be an adjuster on either side, and fortunately for you, new ones have been made available again through funding from SOCTFL!
Mike.

[dasadrew]

Mike.
There should definitely be an adjuster on either side, and fortunately for you, new ones have been made available again through funding from SOCTFL!
Mike.

Nothing to do with brakes, but I just learned that "either" can mean both! I'd always thought that "you can carry an umbrella in either hand" meant just one or the other but Mike's use of "either" is indeed also correct! Sounds like a time bomb for anyone writing technical instructions!

I'd have probably written "....definitely be an adjuster on both sides...."

Could be a useful defence at the MoT if the law states "Indicators on either side must flash" and only one side works!

Drew

[Lingen]

Drew. I think you were right first time. On either side, or on both, is what I was probably taught 60 years ago.How about "Different to" or "Different from" then?
Are we on the right forum for this?
Mike.

[Kindasquirrelly]

Thank you for all the advice.
I shall place an order!
Mike T

[022Dave]

Drew. I think you were right first time. On either side, or on both, is what I was probably taught 60 years ago.How about "Different to" or "Different from" then?
Are we on the right forum for this?
Mike.

...and what about 'flammable' and 'inflammable'?

Dave

[Ritchie6]

Just out of curiosity but can anyone explain how the self adjusters actually work? I'm much more familiar with the ordinary type with the square peg located on the back plate. I know it might not be that easy to put into print but I'd appreciate any info just in case I need to work on mine.

Richard

[DJT]

...and what about 'flammable' and 'inflammable'?

Dave

One of my pet hates, Dave. Having worked in the oil industry for 42 years, and being responsible for packaging and consigning Dangerous Goods by Air & Sea for 15 of those, the term inflammable was drummed out of me early on. If something burns, it is flammable. If it doesn’t, it is non-flammable.

[Lingen]

Richard. It is almost impossible to describe how it works, as is a differential ! .Basically it controls the return travel of the shoes when the brakes are released. As the lining wears away, the shoes need to be pushed further apart by the wheel cylinder. This increased travel is used to ratchet up the adjuster which then holds the shoes at a set distance from the drum, rather than letting the springs pull them back to their previous position. This keeps the travel of the brake pedal to the minimum required to operate without the rear brakes binding.
Does that help?/
Mike.

[Ritchie6]

Thanks Mike,yes that does make sense and gives me more of an understanding of how they work. As I said I'm more familiar with the usual square peg adjuster where you tighten until it locks the drum and go back a notch so it just clears.
thanks
Richard