Dont brake shoes come in axel sets with four shoes to a box? Dick is right the cost of the shoes is a few bucks. Not worth the risk to your safety! George In a Message dated 7/5/2004 1:33:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >No, replace both sides. If you don't, the coefficient of friction is going >to be different from side to side, this can easily cause a skid. Don't take >the chance for a few dollars! > >Dick Benjamin >----- Original Message ----- >From: <ahogangoat@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 10:14 PM >Subject: IML: Both sides? - Brakes - '57 > > >> Ok - I'll replace asap. By the way - You mentioned to replace both >sides. They both have actually no wear and the leakage was on one side >only. Since there was no real wear or scoring or anything and everything >was smooth I didn't originally replace shoes on either sides or need to >touch the drums. (The car has 25,000 orig miles on it!). >> I think replacing one side only should work, shouldn't it? >> >> Tim >> >> -------------- Original message -------------- >> >> > This is a typical symptom from contaminated linings. Replace both sides, >> > and make very sure the drum and all brake hardware is washed off with >brake >> > cleaner (special stuff, available at any auto parts place, and also make >> > very sure that the grease seals and wheel cylinders are totally bone >dry - >> > no seepage at all. >> > Dick Benjamin >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: >> > To: >> > Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 8:38 PM >> > Subject: IML: Brakes - '57 >> > >> > >> > > Would replacing shoes on the rear of a '57 which now has a tendency to >> > lock one wheel when left parked for a while the first time the brakes >are >> > applied eliminate the locking problem? >> > > I think that the shoes were exposed to brake fluid from a leaking >cylinder >> > since replaced. >> > > I am afraid of damaging the differential or something else eventhough >the >> > problem will go away after the brakes are applied a few times. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- >> > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >> > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >> > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >> > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm >> > > > > > >----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > >