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Converting
the HADCO Backing Plate to Electric
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This is the Dexter 12x2 AL-KO Loaded Backing Plates
that you need for the conversion. All of the guts and holes are in
the right place , but
the actual backing plate is 1/2" too small in diameter to mate
with the HADCO hub. This is A RH brake.
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The back of the Dexter plate.
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With all the parts removed, here is the pivot pin and plate that must
be removed and transferred to the HADCO plate. Of course it is spot-welded
in place.
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A close-up of the back of the Dexter plate showing the ring-weld that
must be cutoff and the two alignment pins.
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I removed the weld ring using 4 cuts of a high speed cutoff wheel.
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The pivot pin will then pop out.
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I drilled out the two spot welds on the pivot plate
with a 3/8" bit. The soft steel drills rather easy.
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Here's our removed parts showing the drilled off
pivot plate (see the two 3/8" holes) and the pivot pin. These
will be welded on our HADCO backing plate to hang the new electric
brake hardware.
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The front of the HADCO plate with the hardware removed.
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The back showing the nut that comes off to remove the pivot pin.
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Drilling the alignment holes in the HADCO plate for
the Dexter pivot plate. If I had to do this again, I'd have used a
1/4" carbide
rotary bit in my high speed to elongate the holes, as they half
intersected the old HADCO holes.
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The Dexter pivot pin and plate welded in place. The alignment pins
of the Dexter plate will align the hardware for welding.
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Backside of the HADCO plate showing the welded pivot
pin and welds in the alignment hoes for the pivot plate, You can also
see the 1/2" hole I drilled for the grommet for the electrical
wires.
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Close-up of my welds on the back side of the plate.
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Reassembled Dexter parts on the HADCO plate. The lower tang on the
brake arm has to be reduced by 1/4 inch so that it doesn't stick the
magnet too far out into the hub when reinstalled.
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Backside of the finished plate, ready for installation.
Too bad I threw it all away 3 years later. Oh well, it was good experience. |
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