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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897   
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Looks old enough to be Ford 100E based.
Many caravans and trailers up to the '70s used 100E wheels, hubs and brakes.  |
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1st Dec 2013 1:52pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5850  
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Cheers Laurie, it did come with leaf springs as well. I can tell you its bloomin heavy and has no hydraulic brakes .though. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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1st Dec 2013 1:59pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897
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Trailer brakes would use the car handbrake mechanism.
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1st Dec 2013 2:21pm |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1785  
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The rods would have to pull to put on the brakes to apply enough force into the system.
I was under the impression all 'new' trailer now have to have auto reverse brakes fitted if over a certain weight, over run brakes with a reverse 'blocker' either manual or electric off the reverse lights can't be fitted. Quite how any one wold know if it were new or a rebuild is a different matter. Good luck, are penetrating oil, copper/hide hammers and hammerite on your Christmas list? Keith |
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1st Dec 2013 2:55pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5850
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I am aware that trailer uses the hand brake mechanism, what I meant was there are nohydraulics fittings so wasn't sure on it being a car hub., Unless 100E's used cable operated rear brakes?
Copper hammer I have, penetrating fluid I need to buy and hammerite...errr no. 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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1st Dec 2013 3:47pm |
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| 238kirk Member Since: 03 Nov 2012 Location: Doncaster Posts: 233 
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The brake rods look the same kind of layout to the drum braked sankeys, can't remember if they push or pull though, yours do look like they push to operate the brakes
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1st Dec 2013 4:20pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5850
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The rods do indeed push to operate , which I assume is via strong rod and not attached via a small shackle as it is now. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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1st Dec 2013 4:26pm |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1785
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Someone must have built that up wrongly then, a 24" length of 1/4" bright bar would flex too much in compression, but under tension would work well.
Hence the D shackle on the front that was either attached to a hand brake or over run brake hitch with a flexible steel cable. Shackle is pulled forward, pulls either bar in. |
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1st Dec 2013 4:35pm |
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| 238kirk Member Since: 03 Nov 2012 Location: Doncaster Posts: 233
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Yeah the sankeys have 3 the same as the 2 you have going to the wheels, d shackle thing looks odd
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1st Dec 2013 4:36pm |
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| 238kirk Member Since: 03 Nov 2012 Location: Doncaster Posts: 233
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The sankey defiantly pull to operate, your best option is to strip it to see how it works (which you'll probably be doing anyway) and take it from there, what are your plans for it anyway?
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1st Dec 2013 4:51pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5850
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Just been out and tested, if I push the broken rod in the drum thats free stops and release it works. So if I swap the rods over, broken bit going to the left and the remaining rod going to the right wheel. As shown in the picture below. Blue arrow being the hand brake being put on & pull direction. Red arrows showing the swapping around of the rods. Click image to enlarge 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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1st Dec 2013 4:54pm |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1749 |
A friend of mine has a trailer with this type of mechanism. I found this out when we tipped it on its side to sort the electrics out. We then realised that the rods werent functioning correctly and some were seized. The threads were Whitworth I think and the rods of different lengths. He just re cut a thread on some metric threaded bar and a good coating of copper grease every where to aid adjustment in the future.
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1st Dec 2013 6:33pm |
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