You can get them from these guys. www.hapinc.com out of Washington
State. They are prompt, and easy to deal with. I bought some for my
56 DeSoto last year and I had them in a couple of days when paying by credit
card over the phone.
Teresa
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 9:00
PM
Subject: IML: Source of Shoes - Brakes -
'57
I don't think relined shoes are available for a '57 anymore -
does anybody know. I was planning on getting the existing shoes relined
although that's expensive and time consuming.
----- Original Message
----- From: <GeoNort@xxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent:
Tuesday, July 06, 2004 11:25 PM Subject: Re: IML: Both sides? - Brakes -
'57
> 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. > >>
> > >> > > >> > > >> > >
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