Unless it's really extreme, dont worry about it. I should be fine. If it was a front pad, I'd be a bit more concerned, but not much. Its just that drum shoes have a lot larger area to work with. Now if the lining was pulling away from the shoe, then I'd be concerned enough to change it. Phil <>< ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Noska" <lnoska@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:44 AM Subject: RE: IML: Brake shoes > I inspected my brake shoes today and found cracks in the lining. On the > rear shoes is this a problem? Should I change the shoes??? > > The shoe is the one that was not working until after I adjusted it. It has > almost 100% left. But I did find brake dust in the wheel this time, so it > is working. The other side is about 40% used?? I wondered if it was > working after I adjusted it that is why I pulled the wheel to check. I > don't remember seeing the cracks before. > > This is something I would want to do before my trip. > > Dads 82 > > > Lawrence R Noska > lnoska@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Hauser, ID 83854 > > -----Original Message----- > From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Edward Trenn > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 3:02 PM > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: IML: IML-Slight Hiss > > Brian, > Forgive me if this is too basic a solution... I may have misunderstood the > question. > > In my '64 and a '65 that I've ridden in, the slight hiss when the car was in > gear was due to a vaccuum leak in the hose activating the automatic parking > (i.e., emergency) brake release. Sometimes the hose under the dash near the > transmission connection can work itself loose. It's worth taking a look > under the dash. > > Ed > > In a message dated 7/28/2004 10:42:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Brian Shea" > <bshea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > >when i put the car in gear i can here a slight hiss under the dash.The > >manual works fine. > > > > >