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Old 19 Dec 2003, 16:24 (Ref:816209)   #1
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I run a twin wheel Brian James trailer and am about to start its winter rebuild/maintenance.
Im thinking of changing the brake shoes this year. Does anyone know if the shoes are a standard from any road car or do i have to buy the replacements from Brian James for ££££'s.
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Old 19 Dec 2003, 16:40 (Ref:816221)   #2
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The brakes on my BJ trailer are Alko, I think that's the name. You should be able to get them from a caravan or trailer dealers or even BJ themselves.
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Old 19 Dec 2003, 17:49 (Ref:816273)   #3
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All caravan dealers will be able to get Al-Ko spares, they're the running gear for almost all UK caravans these days. Get the diameter of the brake drum in mm, and that'll determine the shoes you need, usually 1637mm or 2051mm on caravans IIRC (spot the ex-caravan parts manager).

If you get stuck, Al-Ko are based in Leamington Spa, and do online ordering I think.

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Old 20 Dec 2003, 09:18 (Ref:816674)   #4
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Get the diameter of the brake drum in mm, and that'll determine the shoes you need, usually 1637mm or 2051mm on caravans IIRC
Wow. That should give some awesome ground clearance.
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Old 20 Dec 2003, 10:01 (Ref:816687)   #5
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Wow. That should give some awesome ground clearance.

Maybe that's why Alan Green is an 'EX' caravan parts manager
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usually 1637mm or 2051mm on caravans IIRC (spot the ex-caravan parts manager).
......and spot the missing decimal points!

(spot the ex-friction materials production engineer)
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Old 20 Dec 2003, 11:23 (Ref:816719)   #7
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eek! knew what I meant, but didn't think to double check!

The brake shoes are coded 1637, and 2051, referring to the drum being either 16.37cm diameter or 20.51cm diameter. phew.

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Old 22 Dec 2003, 15:32 (Ref:818252)   #8
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I was gonna say . . . I've yet to see a trailer with 385 50 ZR 90 tyres for that size of brakes !
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Why on earth would anyone choose a diameter of 16.37cm?
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Why on earth would anyone choose a diameter of 16.37cm?

becuase it equates to 6.44487 in inches
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Why on earth would anyone choose a diameter of 16.37cm?

becuase it equates to 6.44487 in inches
Oh yes, obvious, really....
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Hmmm.....odd numbers! Brake drum diameters are normally nice round numbers, in either Imperial or metric units; maybe caravans have their own system of measurement!
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