Date:         Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:57:47 -0400
Reply-To:     neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
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From:         neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Re: "Brake Parts Cleaner" question (searched archives)
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Hey all.

Thanks for replies to brake lining cleaning question.
Pretty cool (no reverse pun intended) that lightin'
them up is one way to go.

Decided to get all new shoes and drums though.

Old drums have smoothed grooves like they were scored
but someone didn't bother turning them, and just
installed new shoes. Old shoes were less than 50%, so
away with them all! I even put new e-brake cables in.
WooHoo!

Was an interesting job. Haven't done any kind of brake
work in some time. Next time I'll be faster at it
though.   ----- ;^)

And FWIW, banging on rim of the totaly stuck drum with
a small sledge ( I choked down a little on handle) did
the trick. Banging on face, or liquid wrench and heat
may have helped, but simply banging down on top (rim)
and rotating drum as I did this, did the trick for me.

Thanks again!


Neil.



--- Allen Hill <route66rider@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote:

> Not saying it will work on a Vanagon, but on old
> Ford 8N/9N tractors we used
> to wash oil soaked brake shoes in regular solvent
> and burn off any remaining
> oil residue with the torch.
>
> Route 66 Rider!
> Ramon Hill
> Live Long and Be Free
> ===================================
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> neil
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 2:32 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: "Brake Parts Cleaner" question (searched
> archives)
>
> Hi all.
>
> I had an incredibly stuck drum, and used "Liquid
> Wrench" to help get it off.
> Some of the LW got onto shoe linings.
>
> I used "Brake Parts Cleaner" to clean the shoes.
>
> Will the BPC effectivly clean the LW off the shoe
> linings? Or does LW soak
> into lining rendering shoes useless?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil Nicholson.
> 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>
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