I've heard of a dousing in gasoline, a brief conflagration, then a
sanding w/ fine paper as a semi-cure for contaminated brake shoes. I
think I may even have done this, but can't quite remember. Maybe it's
the burning gas fumes affecting my memory.
bill
On Fri, 27 Apr 2001 15:14:41 -0500 (CDT) Ray Harder
<ccray@showme.missouri.edu> writes:
>
> i wiped off a set of oily shoes with acetone
> once -- the appeared as new, and i reused
> them. it all worked out fine. the oil leak
> wasn't that bad, though and perhaps a longer,
> worse leak would cause oil to soak in more.
> if there was a good bit of lining left, i would
> wipe and use... ray harder
>
> On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Brian F. Waltman wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 15:05:49 -0500
> > From: Brian F. Waltman <bfw@cwm-inc.com>
> > Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
> > To: lro@works.team.net
> > Subject: LRO: Brake Shoes
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I finally figured out why my brakes seem to be a bit slow in
> stopping me.
> > The hub seal on one of the back wheels is going bad and the
> differential oil
> > is leaking out into my drum. Makes it abit hard to stop in a real
> crunch!
> > Anyway, I got a new seal in the mail the other day and will
> replace it this
> > weekend. The question is, once I get the oil leak stopped, do I
> need to
> > replace the brake shoes? I am assuming they are covered with oil.
> If so,
> > will I need to get new ones?
> >
> > Yes, that's right, I'm still learning. The hard way in most
> cases.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Brian Waltman
> > '69 Series IIa 88"
> >
> >
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ray Harder
>
>
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