MKB BBQ Brake Refurb

[ianjpage]

Think this counts as a mini project now!!

Seeing as the tires on the BBQ are at least 10 years old and it's stood for almost 3 maybe 4 years now, and i'm intending on using it in May, thought today would be a good day (as weather was nice) to sort getting the wheels off to get new rubber on them, plus give the brakes and over-hall (as they never been brilliant and a bit squirelly when braking).

Took the wheels off without too much trouble, so the BBQ now sits like this:




Gave the underside a check over and it's held up really well, springs and chassis look all good underneath:






Once i'd got the wheels off, took the drum's off and the 'passenger' / left side didn't look too bad:





Shame can't say the same for the 'driver' / right side.....explains why the brakes wern't working as well this side:







Checked online and the bearings are nice and cheap and easy to get (as they are a bit graunching and knackered), need to just track down what the correct oil seal is as need new one's of them as well - the sizes online don't seem to link up with what the one i've got is.....

Going to try this week to track down a new set of shoes & drums and hope they are still available ( as the drum on the left is totally contaminated and has to be replaced!) - know of one place in MK that might do it (intertruck?)

So Shopping list to get it back on it's wheels:

Inner & Out Bearings
Inner Oil Seals (outers are just a flat washer)
Shoes
Drums
Tires

Will then put it back together then sort the wiring as needs looking at as lights not working correctly

[Roadkill]

Shoes look salvageable to me, as do the drums . . . just a good soak in a washing-up bowl of thinners and a scrub ?

It's not like it does loads of miles ?

:pass:

[ianjpage]

Hmm i'm not sure as they look to be reallllly soaked in all the grease / oil that was leaking as does the drum - the drum maybe salvageable with a re-cut but TBH i'd prefer to put a new pair on it and have both sides with an equal braking force

[Cunning Plan]

Good safety project here, it needed to be fixed as you said!  :nono2:

[ianjpage]

So Shopping list to get it back on it's wheels:

Inner & Out Bearings
Inner Oil Seals (outers are just a flat washer)
Shoes
Drums

Spoke to a company in MK today and they seemed pretty confident that they can help out - Shoes can be sent for re-lining :up:, seals & bearings can be matched via part numbers they found :up:, drums maybe an issue but they'll see and let me know!

[ianjpage]

Inner & Out Bearings
Inner Oil Seals (outers are just a flat washer)
Shoes
Drums
Tires

Well after a busy ol week, finally got some parts sorted:

Tires - 2 new tires now fitted and waiting to go back on - £120
New Brake shoes ordered - £105
New Bearing Kit ordered - £45

Having chatted to the guy where i getting the parts from we're both of the opinion that the drum **should** clean up with a good soaking of brake cleaner, so gunna try that as the drums are £120 EACH!

Just hoping the parts turn up in time as need to get it put back together before next friday!!!!

[Cunning Plan]

:confused: All seems very expensive? :chiny:

What did the trailer used to be before the BBQ?  :pass:

[ianjpage]

:confused: All seems very expensive? :chiny:

What did the trailer used to be before the BBQ?  :pass:

Yes and no - it was a caravan in it's previous life so that add's to the price, plus it's an old chasis and the manufacturer of the brakes / drums / bearings have long gone out of business, so they had to track down parts for me....and when you think of it call it 100 works out and 25 a shoe, can't recollect if that was new OR  a reline of existing shoe....

bearing isn't too bad as thats for Inner bearing, outer bearing and the associated oil seals.....

[Roadkill]

I hope for your sake you - or we - get some use out if it to justify the expense and agro.

[ianjpage]

Yeah thats one of the reasons I am doing it so that it does get used more therefore justifying and negating the costs

[Incursus]

I thought it was to go the way of the Point :tongue: but good effort :up:
Does anyone still a vehicle capable of towing it?

[ianjpage]

Does anyone still a vehicle capable of towing it?

Yes & no, got the omega, although it's out of MOT end this month, but something will be sorted before then  :secure:

[ianjpage]

Tires - 2 new tires now fitted and waiting to go back on - £120

New boots ready to go on:



Should hopefully be collecting brake shoes & drums Monday / Tuesday :crossed: