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christine lowery · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 9:45 pm Post subject: b&b / lockheed

hi all we are looking for the small return spring on the left for these lockheed 10 inch brakes

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christine

christine lowery · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:18 pm Post subject:

Well here we go the definitive answer to the Question from peak/banbury b&b bought standard 10 inch hubs from lockheed and modified them to there own auto reverse as lockheed wouldn't make the larger size the pivot and the small spring are b&b parts and are obsolete (we will have to get some made )

david_rachel · Joined: 26 Nov 2012 Posts: 144 Location: High Wycombe, UK

Hello Christine,

Sorry, but I don't quite understand your reply. I'm interested as my Carlight has B&B running gear and I would be interested in modifying it (if that's possible) to have an auto reverse facility.
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christine lowery · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:24 pm Post subject:

hi david
lockheed didn't make 10 inch auto reverse brakes only 8 inch at the time
and b&b wanted 10 inch ones, so they made there own pivot and spring to make modified lockheed auto reverse brakes as the top photo shows
both the pivot on the left and the small spring are B&B parts and are no longer available
this information comes from a gentleman at banbury trailers / peak dynamics (same firm ) he worked for B&B in the seventies

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above is a 10 inch lockheed brake

emmerson · Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 1268 Location: South East Wales

David, I think probably the easiest way to do it would be to use the back plates complete from a BB/Royale chassis. Perhaps Chris has a couple of spare ones.

christine lowery · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:25 pm Post subject:

hi emmerson
it depends on what size brakes david has

chris Surprised

david_rachel · Joined: 26 Nov 2012 Posts: 144 Location: High Wycombe, UK

All I can say at the moment is that it has 14" wheels; as for brake size I assume you refer to drum diameter; I'll have to investigate further.
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David Rachel
1972 Triumph 2.5PI Est Royal Blue
1968 MG 1300 Sal Connaught Green
1978 Carlight Casetta
http://carlightrestoration.blogspot.co.uk
1995 Lada Riva 1.5 Est Red

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4279 Location: South Cheshire

The simple solution would be to look for a spring that you can modify, find a return spring of the same thickness and the same number of coils, then alter the length to suit.

Dave

christine lowery · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 3:55 pm Post subject:

there are still a myriad of great businesses left in our glorious country that are able to replicate the spring so first stop is to see how much new ones are they may be a standard off the shelf size anyway
christine Laughing