Technical Help with twinair brake shoes

[bobo65]

Hi all

I need help with my 2011 twinair !

Rear shoes need replacing and I am having a problem finding the right shoes.
I had some delivered and they are the wrong ones. the company I got them from asked me what brake system is on my car - how do I find out what brake system it is ?

I am told there are 5 or 6 versions of this model

My twinair version number is - 312AXG1A 08
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

[jrkitching]

Rear shoes need replacing and I am having a problem finding the right shoes. I had some delivered and they are the wrong ones. the company I got them from asked me what brake system is on my car - how do I find out what brake system it is ?

Hi and welcome to the forum

Have a look at some of the brake supplier websites; they will have diagrams of the different rear shoe options for the 500. It should be possible to find an image which matches what you currently have on the car, and you can take it from there. You could start with this one.

 

[John202020]

Could be these?
https://www.brakebook.com/bb/mintex...earch.xhtml?category=N136&name=Brake+Shoe+Kit

 

[varesecrazy]

Hi all

I need help with my 2011 twinair !

Rear shoes need replacing and I am having a problem finding the right shoes.
I had some delivered and they are the wrong ones. the company I got them from asked me what brake system is on my car - how do I find out what brake system it is ?

I am told there are 5 or 6 versions of this model

My twinair version number is - 312AXG1A 08
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Options usually include Diameter and Width

Easy to measure the shoe width

Or just look at the drum.. measure the worn areas width then read the MAX. DIA cast figure and subtract a couple of mm

Manufacturer.. could be visible on the wheel cylinder body..

Do let us know what you find

 

[bobo65]

Thanks all for your responses. i will let you know how I get on.

 

[varesecrazy]

For all their irritations...

The Europrats website does tend to state the mm dimensions of the brake component 'options'

 

[jrkitching]

The Europrats website does tend to state the mm dimensions of the brake component 'options'

The Brembo website has full size drawings of the different types of shoe; you can even print them out and put the old shoes against them, though usually just seeing the detail in the diagram is enough.

Once you've correctly identified what you need, you can shop around for whatever takes your fancy (or suits your budget).

All are supposed to be manufactured to a minimum standard, and labelled as such, but beware of falsely labelled untested parts of dubious quality on some of the internet sites.

If you stick with the better-known brands, you won't go far wrong. From personal experience, both Brembo and Pagid are good.

 

[Ralf S.]

I've been converted to Brembo...

Their pads just fit better and the backing plates don't rust out as much as some other brands, so they are less likely to rattle and/or then jam.

I'd suppose their shoes are more accurately made/better materials too.



Ralf S.