More corroded brake back plates (photos )

I had exactly the same on my old SJ410, i just cut off all the excess on the outside of the ridge (next to the shoe).

As far as i was concerned this outer inch was just to help prevent water/mud ingress and was of no use. On the SJ this outer part was just spot welded onto the main back plate. The back plate on the inner side of this ridge was good and sound.

yeah,looks like more of a dust/stone/trim guard than part of the actual structure tho how it would look with the drum on while youre testing it could be a different story

Pass and possibly advise for me too....they're dust/sh1t plates surely ?

I wouldn't even mention it, its just the dust / dirt rim, its a basic MOT not a service.

A Ford Fiesta back plate following a Roller Brake Test.

No obvious signs to refuse to perform brake test when under vehicle, but when undertaking the RBT test and brake pedal fully applied to establish maximum braking effort, it was accompanied by a bang and the pedal dropped.

- The lower pivot point ripped out of the back plate allowing the wheel cylinder rear piston to pop out.

Good job it happened in the MOT bay and not on the road.


BTW these back plates cost a fair packet from Ford!

It's the first time we had seen the vehicle, and were also suprised to see the new shoes when we took the drums off.

Looking back at the MOT History, it failed a year ago on parking brake performance. I would suspect the shoes were fitted then.