Fixing and Fitting Rear Brakes - Triumph TR7 Restoration Part 13

The last thing to do at the rear of the TR7 was to fit the rear brakes. I did this at the same time as the axle, which I detailed in part 12.

The TR7 has a fairly standard drum and shoe setup for the rear brakes, and while most of it is available new, it's fairly expensive. So I took the time to clean everything up, zinc plate it and restore it before putting it all back together.

In case anyone needs a guide on how to fit the brake shoes, springs and adjusters to the TR7, I've shown this in detail starting at 12:49.

Links:
My parts spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

The guide I used for figuring out how the brakes went together can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g66G...

The brake pipe flaring tool I used is available on Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tools-%C3%89... (DIN Version)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional... (SAE Version for female fittings)

*Timestamps*

00:00 Intro
00:11 Sorting out parts
04:25 Cleaning and preparing parts
05:24 Rust removal, cleaning & painting brake drums & backplates
08:04 Painting the drums & backplates
09:37 Cleaning up the brake drum faces (DIY)
12:49 Assembling brake cylinders shoes, adjusters and springs
18:42 Bending and flaring brake pipes
22:37 Final assembly
23:58 Fitting the handbrake
25:38 Coming next and outro

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