>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 15:26:01 -0400
>From: imperial59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: IML: Brake Shoes
>
>I would be leary of OEM brake shoes. The bonding agent would be very old
and could fail at any time leaving you with an >undrivable vehicle. Even
though the new material isn't quite as good as the asbestos stuff was it
shouldn't come off the
>backing plate.
This used to happen to me with my '62 - the pad would shear off the shoe,
and jam under the other pad. This basically immobilised the car until I
applied a _lot_ of power in the opposite direction and it unjammed. This was
back in the late '80s, and the hoes were readily availble (and money-back
guranteed) from NAPA, so I just always carried an extra set of four. It only
seemed to happen at low speeds (like under 20 mph), as at higher speeds if
the pad broke loose it seemed like it would rattle around in the spinning
drum too much to slip under the other shoe. I imagine it would be pretty
nightmarish if it did happen at speed, though.
-Kle.
'69 Crown Southampton 4D
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