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Wooden brakes

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 12:18 pm
by Nettshubby
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I have a 1926 Enfield, and after being stored for many years the brakes seem very wooden. Any ideas? Ray.

Wooden brakes

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 2:19 pm
by Exile
Linseed oil.. that'll do it..


.. or you could try changing the leaf springs..

Wooden brakes

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:02 pm
by Paul M H
perhaps a good coat of Ronseal. (Does just as it says on the tin)

Wooden brakes

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:01 pm
by Scalyback

What amazes me is how they train the woodworm to bore the oilways in the engine block.