[T2] Rear Brake Backing Plate, '70

[Roger Lemberg]

Greetings,

Got it off. But it wasn't pretty. The plate was just rusted on under the adjuster.

For future reference, the thick steel locator pin is part of the adjuster housing which in turn appears to be spot welded(?) to the backing plate. (Please correct me if I'm wrong here!).

So what should work is driving the locator pin (which appears to be the most rugged part of the whole backing-plate) from the in-board side of the bearing housing. (Ideally, of course, is never getting to the point where it's so rusted.) (Again, please correct me if I'm wrong.)

Thanx John for recommending Bus Boys. I'll give them a call.

Peace,
Phroggie and his Phrogbus
(1970 Sportsmobile conversion)
Northridge, CA




On Jul 18, 2013, at 7:36 PM, John Rogers <arathorn.rogers at gmail.com> wrote:

> They are tough to find.  Bus Boys shows them used at $45 which seems to me a good price.  Once in a while they show up on eBay.  I believe only 1969 and 1970 will work on a 1970.  I also remember the difficulty I had removing an old one but now cannot remember why or how it was finally resolved.  Good luck.
> 
> John Rogers
> 1970 Westy
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 9:56 PM, Roger Lemberg <phroggie at ieee.org> wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> What are my options regarding replacing the backing plates on the rear wheels of a '70? ('71 and up is easy.)
> 
> Also, I'm having trouble separating it from the bearing housing.