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New shoes weren't expensive so I decided to replace them.

I am really sorry that I didn't reply sooner but I have been preoccupied with other things. I did see two videos posted on Youtube before I started and one of them was the one by 'steamwally'. It helped me with the glass fitting but not the seal / alli strip, which he pushed onto the glass by...

I agree about the spares and saving on postage where possible which is why I had a seal kit to sort out the leaky cylinder. I also thought I had replacement brake shoes as a friend of mine gave me several sets after he sold his Landy. When I checked them this morning I found one set is for the...

Hi Lynall. I think you are right about new shoes and it makes sense to change them. Thanks for the reply.

I had a leaking wheel cylinder which is now sorted but the brake linings have been contaminated with brake fluid. Everything is now clean and I have roughed up the linings which now 'appear' to be free from the fluid. My question is - should I replace the brake shoes?

I can't believe it's a month ago that I started this thread but I have finally sorted out the issue with the cable - with a hacksaw!. I tried adjusting the cable as suggested but nothing changed and I have been trying to decided whether to buy another cable. However today I thought I would cut...

Hi Col. I decided to buy the bare frames so that I could give them a good coat of paint before putting in the glass. I didn't want to buy the fully galvanised frames as they were expensive (almost £100 each). Once I worked out what needed to be done with inserting the glass and runners it was a...

Hi Mik87 I have finished putting the glass in using the correct screws and countersunk the ones on the bottom, as suggested my Marmaduke. Unfortunately I can't get the new rubber strip/seal and securing ally channel to go onto the sliding glass. I have tried hammering, with and without...

I now have some small flat head screws and will try using a larger drill to countersink the holes. I am going to try that this afternoon, so fingers crossed. If that fails I will get some plastic channels. Thanks Marmaduke. Many thanks for all the tips etc.

I was thinking that the main issue with grinding would be that it reduces the depth of the screwdriver slot. Does the glass slide OK in the plastic channels?

Interesting idea. I will give it a go, if only to save me getting more screws. Thanks.

Thanks tottot. The screws I have are very small but they clearly have the wrong heads. I may go with the Sticks like Sh1t option. One step forwards and two back. :confused:

I am rebuilding my door tops and have secured the bottom runner on the first one using stainless screws, which are counter sunk and have a very slight dome. I offered up the sliding window and it is scraping over the screw heads. I thought the screws would have been buried in the runner...

Thanks Blackburn all your help has been really useful and is greatly appreciated. Col - I think I will save my money and just plod along, that is when I finally get the Landy up and running. It is very close now.

No fluid in the system yet. How do you adjust the pushrod? Impressive speed which I doubt I will achieve in a standard SWB 2 1/4 Petrol.

Over the last couple of days I have arrived at the same conclusion as you CK and agree that Blackburn is best placed to comment on the set up. One thing that I was looking for was confirmation that the set up was safe. As Blackburn has been running with the same set up I assume that it is.

Thank you for the picture showing your set up which looks almost identical to mine. Do you think the two MC's (BR3022 & 569339) are the same? They certainly look alike and if you do a search on the Bearmach website for 569339 two MC's come up, BR3022 (with photo) and the Girling one (569339-G...

I believe you are right about the MC as 569339 is listed in the parts manual under 'Master Cylinder and Servo 109in'. It appears that I need to decide what to do next. Thanks for your replies.

I can confirm that the master cylinder I have fitted is for a single line servo, part number 569339.

Hi CK - I have standard 10" SWB set up and I 'believe' I have the correct MC for a brake servo. I bought the MC some time ago and I will to check it. That is one of the pitfalls of a long term project you sometimes forget things. Thanks for the reply.