In a message dated 4/15/01 4:59:02 PM, CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET writes: << And I did, prior to installing the rotors and drums have the turned to make sure they were round. >> Terry, Did you have the shoes radiused to match the cut drums? Last time I had a drum cut, the brake shop would not radius the shoes, something to do with asbestos dust containment. The brake guy said that they would bed in. Sure. When I had to replace those shoes about 40 Kmi later, only about 1/3 of the shoe had worn out and the other end was not even scuffed. So, the second time, I put together a crude-but-effective radius fixture, dragged a 12" disc sander outside, made sure the wind was blowing in the right direction and radiused the shoes myself. They weren't perfect but damn good and a whole hell of a lot better than just throwing standard sized shoes into oversized drums. After all that, I came to the same conclusion as my local VW specialty vendor: rear drums are so cheap anymore, if you have to cut old drums, it is better to just get new ones. Rich |
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