Rear brake shoe fixing

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Del
Joined: Sat 19 Nov, 2011 18:35
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  Z3 roadster 1.9

Rear brake shoe fixing

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Has anybody found a simple solution for this issue? My rear brake inside backing plates are in quite good condition but there is a small amount of rust where the brake shoe retaining pin goes in, sufficient to stop it holding properly. There are many generic brake “washers” on the market but they tend to be flat whereas the Z3 design involves a concave recess so that really you need a concave brake pin retaining washer? I'm trying to avoid stripping everything down to fit new backing plates :D
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Brian H
Joined: Tue 16 Dec, 2008 19:55
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  Z3 roadster 3.0i

Re: Rear brake shoe fixing

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You can reverse engineer this by getting long brake shoe pins, washers and springs, fit the pins though the rear of the backing plate, through the brake shoes, pop on the spring and then the retaining washer.

Thi pins I am talking about are in the image below.

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