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loubob · 12-25-2020, 10:40 AM

Season Greetings to all.

I am redoing my Flathead Ted front brakes and see/read conflicting statements on cotter pin and lower spring placement.

#1--Do the cotter pins go on the outside of the front shoes or the back?

#2--Do the lower springs hook on the outside or inside of the front shoes?

Thanks very much.
Loubob

Jack Shaft · 12-25-2020, 11:10 AM

Cotter pins to the back,springs outside.make sure your adjuster pins slide easy and are greased.Took a bit of time fitting the lower roller pins,they can't hit the backing plate,a little touch on the pins with a grinder fixed my issue.Once you do get them fit they are amazing..the instructions are a little tough.

nkaminar · 12-25-2020, 11:21 AM

Jack is correct. Originally the head of the pin sat on the plate at the back which controlled the up and down position of the brake shoe. This feature is not used with the Flathead Ted system. The pins are reversed so that the head is on the outside away from the plate. The cotter pins can interfere with the brake shoe action. Ted's instructions show the correct cotter key position but it is a little confusing. Just test the brake action and if not right change the cotter key position.

loubob · 12-25-2020, 08:20 PM

Thanks.
I will switch the cotter pins tomorrow.

loubob · 12-25-2020, 09:31 PM

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What is contradicting is the Diablo cd shows the cotter pin placement on the outside.
Loubob

12-25-2020, 11:21 AM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,899	Re: Placement of cotter pins and lower springs on Flathead Ted install Jack is correct. Originally the head of the pin sat on the plate at the back which controlled the up and down position of the brake shoe. This feature is not used with the Flathead Ted system. The pins are reversed so that the head is on the outside away from the plate. The cotter pins can interfere with the brake shoe action. Ted's instructions show the correct cotter key position but it is a little confusing. Just test the brake action and if not right change the cotter key position. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

12-25-2020, 08:20 PM	#4
loubob Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Syracuse,NY Posts: 264	Re: Placement of cotter pins and lower springs on Flathead Ted install Thanks. I will switch the cotter pins tomorrow.

12-25-2020, 09:31 PM	#5
loubob Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Syracuse,NY Posts: 264	Re: Placement of cotter pins and lower springs on Flathead Ted install Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) What is contradicting is the Diablo cd shows the cotter pin placement on the outside. Loubob

12-25-2020, 10:40 AM	#1
loubob Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Syracuse,NY Posts: 264	Placement of cotter pins and lower springs on Flathead Ted install Season Greetings to all. I am redoing my Flathead Ted front brakes and see/read conflicting statements on cotter pin and lower spring placement. #1--Do the cotter pins go on the outside of the front shoes or the back? #2--Do the lower springs hook on the outside or inside of the front shoes? Thanks very much. Loubob

12-25-2020, 11:10 AM	#2
Jack Shaft BANNED Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 1,196	Re: Placement of cotter pins and lower springs on Flathead Ted install Cotter pins to the back,springs outside.make sure your adjuster pins slide easy and are greased.Took a bit of time fitting the lower roller pins,they can't hit the backing plate,a little touch on the pins with a grinder fixed my issue.Once you do get them fit they are amazing..the instructions are a little tough.