Britpart brake snail cams frustration

Has anyone recently installed replacement Britpart brake adjustment snail cams?

I finally got around to replacing my rear brake shows and cylinders today as we had some reasonable weather. I removed the original snail cams as the bolt head on the back was completely rusted. This left no way to be able to easily adjust them.

The first Britpart one went on alright, but I managed to bend a couple of the bolts trying to do the second. It seems that they used the cheapest bolts they could get which are butter soft steel. With the way these things work, you have to tighten down the bolt to get the snail cam to bite onto the splines. However when I tried this it was unsuccesful and the bolts just bent.

Looking back, I wish I'd just left the old ones on.

Has anyone else had a similar experience with these?

yep there crap did mine last year wish i;d bought a better set

Yeah same here
I fitted a full kit shoes, cylinders springs and adjusters and had a hell of a job getting enoug adjustment on them to ballencd them out right

They are ****e - This helped me to get them sort of working...

http://www.paddockspares.com/media/downloadable/Fitting_Instructions_for_RTC3176.pdf

Never did get them to work properly before I sold the 110....

I've put a set on mine and they were fine, I'm guessing I might of just hit it lucky

Yes they are crap. I have recently fitted all makes 4x4 ones to my series 3 and they are a bit better. You really need the back plate off and in the vice to do them. I must say that i try to avoid parts in blue boxes!

I don't buy blue boxed parts any more - had enough of their rubbish. Rather pay a bit more and get something that you don't have to replace a day later.