Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[peter scott]

[Jim.Walker]

So okay,
But house bricks never were a "standard" size though British ones would generally "mix" (practical experience there from laying thousands of old bricks when restoring locks on the Chesterfield Canal - and all for free!).
However, since the suggestion of the use of a house brick for testing brakes was made, they have gone metric and are definitely different dimensions now.
And the size/depth of the frog must affect results too?
Jim.
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Quote from my late Dad:- You only need a woman and a car and you have all the problems you
are ever likely to want". Computers had not been invented then!

[V8 Nutter]

Those Bendix brakes had twin leading shoes all round, About the best stopping brakes around, but useless going backwards and likely to run away backwards if stopped facing up a steep hill.
Jim.[/quote]

I found out about that the hard way, when I reversed into a ditch.

[BigJohn]

A house brick also made a useful secondary brake when wedged behind a wheel, truly a multi purpose piece of motoring kit your humble house brick.

[Roger-hatchy]

Also usefull if you lock the keys in the car

[BigJohn]

See, no tool kit should be without one!