you can get shoes from Gary Goers and send in your old cores.
http://www.garygoers.com/
Marty
Red Bluff, Ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "imperial" <ahogangoat@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > ----------------- 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
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Back to the Home of the Forward Look Network