Bedford brakes issue
 

Hi guys, I am new to this site but I've been the proud owner of a 1974 Bedford Dominant for a couple of years. Unfortunately, this year my coach failed its MOT on a couple of things, the most significant being the brake effort on the rear axle and leaky exhaust... I took the coach to a garage to have it inspected / repaired and was told that both my rear drums are rotten beyond repair.

Easily remedied I thought but I cannot seem to be able to get hold of a new (or used) set of drums... no one seems to stock parts for these anymore and I don't know what to do now... my coach is built on a YRQ chassis, I was hoping that someone here might be able to help or point me in the right direction.

The drums will be common with the equivalent Bedford truck (dependant on the model of rear axle fitted).

The axle may be an Eaton axle or, of course, a Bedford one.

Alternatively, a good machine shop should be able to skim the drums (unless they have already been machined beyond the limit).

http://www.winnard.co.uk/service_guide.htm

Consider an advert on a website such as this:- http://www.skylineaviation.co.uk/buses/help.html

or this:- http://autoline.info/s/spare-parts-b...p97tm3142.html

Thanks for the advice... would you know how I can identify the rear axle on my bus and what wou.d be the equivalent truck part?? From a TK?

I'll post an ad and see if I have any luck

First ask the garage (or any truck testing station) to identify what model of axle you have (what manufacturer).

Probably a TK KH model would be the equivalent, or maybe a KG model or possibly a KM model.

A reasonable fitter should be able to help you, especially one that works with buses.