Subject: Re: Brake linings
Author: Bruce Giller
Date: Feb 14, 2003, 5:31 AM
Post ID: 1711943166
I 'arced' the twin leading shoes on my Eldo myself after calling around
to just about every brake shop in town (DC area) - "Yep, we used to do
that back in the '60s but not anymore". You need to have the front
brakes adjusted correctly as described in previous notes.
I bought some #80 sandpaper that comes in strips (auto paint shops
carry it for sanding car bodies). Using some 3M spray adhesive on the
back of the sandpaper strips, I affixed the strips to the inside of the
front drum (cover it all - takes about 2 strips), then trimmed the
excess paper off. Then I scribbled lots of pencil marks on the shoes so
that I could tell when the entire shoe was contacting the drum. You'll
probably have to back off the cable adjustment because of the sandpaper
inside. By spinning the front wheel and applying the brakes, the
sandpaper will take off the high spots on the shoes. Check the progress
by opening the drum back up and looking at the pencil marks. When they
have all vanished, then the whole shoe is contacting the drum. Peel off
the sand paper and clean up everything inside - there maybe lots of shoe material.
Bruce
'72 Eldo
Allan Bagley wrote:
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. |