Originally Posted by Arwyn Williams
Yes, thats the early Plus 4 set up on a 3HA axle

Was able to obtain a spare lever from Derek Willburn but I think it was the last one he had.

Derek stepped in just before I sat down with my Girling parts books and tried to cross reference it

It may be Riley RM but I'm not 100% sure of that.

Won't be an easy part to make - as its, profiled, twisted and then hardened and ground.

Could yours be welded? Not sure but I guess there are some on here who can wield a TIG torch better than me!!

Arwyn





Thanks Arwyn,
Yes, mine was welded. When I first acquired the car back in June I took it to my local indy, who does work on classics as well as modern. He took the drums off to check the linings and investigated the handbrake mechanism. He found the crack on one side so removed it. He has a guy who is a dab hand with TIG, so it was welded and ground back to shape.
I was advised to see if I could find a replacement, but having just fitted the relined brake shoes, and checked the hb mechanism, I couldn't determine which had been welded.


1956 Plus 4 4 seater