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gusmagicbus

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C15 brake pedal return spring location
« on: 28 January, 2018, 20:17:40 »
I'm rebuilding a C15 SS80 and just can't figure out how or where the brake pedal return spring fits. I have managed to fit it where I thought it might work but there's not enough spring pressure to return the pedal. Any advice or photos would be ace. Thanks.

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Re: C15 brake pedal return spring location
« Reply #1 on: 28 January, 2018, 21:01:06 »
What year is your C15. Most of the later ones were fitted with a spring concentric to the brake pedal pivot which I've found is not that strong.

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Re: C15 brake pedal return spring location
« Reply #2 on: 29 January, 2018, 20:35:41 »
It's 1964

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Re: C15 brake pedal return spring location
« Reply #3 on: 30 January, 2018, 06:43:45 »
It should have the concentric spring if from 1964.

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Re: C15 brake pedal return spring location
« Reply #4 on: 01 February, 2018, 18:14:06 »
My B40 didn't have a return spring at all when I got it. The rear brake shoe springs returned the pedal. However on rebuilding I managed to source a concentric spring which is strong enough to return the pedal. The early models of the B40 and I assume C15 had a standard expansion spring attached to the frame and brake pedal.

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Re: C15 brake pedal return spring location
« Reply #5 on: 05 February, 2018, 22:28:39 »
Thanks all.  I've managed to sort it.  In the end I  slackened off the brake arm nut a little at the rear hub which allowed the brake shoe springs to assist the return spring in returning the pedal to the correct position.

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