Quote:
Originally Posted by ericr
what is the story behind the "pill" sometimes used on the front mechanism? Surely that is not original...
|
You are correct, -it is NOT original. The 'pill' is someone's cobbling to compensate for worn parts. It is placed between the brake roller wedge and the operating pin.
We have actually seen vehicles come to have brakes restored that had multiple 'pills' stacked on each other trying to compensate for worn parts. If you have the need to use these 'pills', you really need to find the item(s) that are out of specification. The first place I would suggest is the operating pin itself.