Subject: Re: Brake linings
Author: Pete
Date: Feb 15, 2003, 12:42 PM
Post ID: 1711950866
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In a message dated 02/13/2003 11:48:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,
bagpe-@earthlink.net writes:
| Find a brake reliner who will "arc" your shoes to properly fit the drum. He will need the front wheel. Only a few places will do it. Used to be more common. Metal Friction Linings in Seattle used to do it. Might still. I was told once to put my shoes in, do a couple panic stops, pull the out the shoes, look at the wear pattern, rasp off the high spots, put em back in, repeat until wear is fairly even over the whole shoe. Royal pain. I have found that just breaking the glaze on the shoes and drum, as well as careful adjustment improve performance for awhile. Never seems to last for too long. |
I used the trail and error method, rasping off the high spots. Must have
taken the wheel off 12 times. But I have to say the brakes work pretty good
now. I would guess that the shoes should wear in by themselves though after
using them for a while.
Anybody have experience with the shoe filing vs drum arcing approach as far
as stoppabilty ???
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 02/13/2003 11:48:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, bagpe-@earthlink.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Find a brake reliner who will "arc" your shoes to properly fit the drum.
<BR>He will need the front wheel. Only a few places will do it. Used to be
<BR>more common. Metal Friction Linings in Seattle used to do it. Might
<BR>still. I was told once to put my shoes in, do a couple panic stops, pull
<BR>the out the shoes, look at the wear pattern, rasp off the high spots,
<BR>put em back in, repeat until wear is fairly even over the whole shoe.
<BR>Royal pain. I have found that just breaking the glaze on the shoes and
<BR>drum, as well as careful adjustment improve performance for awhile.
<BR>Never seems to last for too long.
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<BR>I used the trail and error method, rasping off the high spots. Must have taken the wheel off 12 times. But I have to say the brakes work pretty good now. I would guess that the shoes should wear in by themselves though after using them for a while.
<BR>Anybody have experience with the shoe filing vs drum arcing approach as far as stoppabilty ???</FONT>
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