MOPED ARMY

diks breaks

hmmm thats pretty interesting... so you only get half the pull but it would be twice the force right?

I'll wikify anything that anyone wants wikified.

anyone ever try doing a mechanical foot break for the rear like motorcycles?

It's really simple to make brakes operate like they should.

First of all, check your drum. It should be within the service manual limits. If it isn't it's never going to brake well. It should be clean and rust free. If it's rusty, sand it with some 400 grid (or so) sandpaper till it's smooth. Only sand lightly in the rolling direction of the drum.

Clean the drums out with brake cleaner and some paper towels.

Sand off the edges of the shoes, so they are ramped instead of straight. This really helps even grabbing. Sand the rest of the shoes diagonal.

Clean the brake plates with brake cleaner. Make sure the pivot point isn't rusty or stuck, if it is, fix it. Lubricate the pivot point with some bearing grease, Not too much, you don't want it to drip off.

Clean your hands and then install the shoes. Clean the shoes with brake cleaner, because the sanding dust and your fingerprints will be on em.

Install into the drum, set the cable as tight as possible without the brake starting to drag. Use good, well lubricated moped or motorcycle brake cables. Bicycle cables stretch, so they suck for moped brakes.

That's all there is to it. Well maybe that you should use NOS brake shoes if you can get them. Or anything OE. The cheap knock-offs are usually crap.