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captinbash · Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 79

Hi, My Viking Voyager is fitted with 9" Lockheed drums, does any one know what shoes are compatible with them please Question

Thanks.

Uncle Alec · Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 734 Location: Manchester

If they're the same as my Royale, the ones with the 'barb' on the trailing shoes to engage the reversing mechanism activating spring, then they are unique to the Lockheed reversing brake. I have part nos but they won't do you any good. I have just had mine re-lined by Brakes International of Rochdale for £40/4 incl. vat.
Note that they aren't the same as ones available for the Lockheed non-auto-reverse axles.

captinbash · Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 79

Thanks for that, the Viking does not have auto reverse but the lever on the hitch that has to be put on manually, would that make them harder to find?

Uncle Alec · Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 734 Location: Manchester

No, easier. You may even find them off the shelf if you do a search, though there's no substitute for approaching a brake parts specialist with a set of shoes in your hand and asking "got any of these mate?".
You may still find the easy approach is to have your existing relined.

captinbash · Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 79

Thanks Uncle Alec, I'll give it a try at our local parts factors.

rangerover125 · Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 262

Get you local motor factors to dig out a set of Morris Minor Brake shoes, you'll be surprised how many caravan companies used them

captinbash · Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 79

Thanks rangerover125. M.Minor use 8" unfortunately or that would have made things very simple.

European Voyager · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 24

Ive got a viking and my shoes were replaced by a company called Jim jack or james jack in cumbernauld, hope this helps.

captinbash · Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 79

Sorry for the delay in answering, I will look them up and give them a try.
Thanks
David

RotaryBri · Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 465 Location: Warwick

Uncle Alec · Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 734 Location: Manchester

Thanks for that, and sorry for causing confusion. I was misled by a publication that came with the Royale entitled " AP Lockheed Reversing Brake for Caravans and Trailers Service Manual" (Publication ref. M8/1) which seems to describe and illustrate exactly the system on the caravan. However no size of drum/shoe is mentioned anywhere!
As the illustrated components look identical to those on the van I must assume that B&B made a replica system hopefully using Lockheed expander assemblies, adjusters, and maybe springs and coil springs/abutments, but with one-off 9" shoes, carriers, drums, and backplates.
At least all non-Lockheed bits are reconditionable if necessary.