Date:         Fri, 13 May 2016 16:36:35 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
Comments: To: Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
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Just a few thoughts. 
With all that work I think I would have went for new cylinders. I find that they often don't like being disturbed and they can become leakers at a later date. Cylinders and shoes again! Yuk. 
That wear pattern looks good for new shoes. It will take some miles to get the full surface of the shoe mated to the drum. Note with the GoWesty shoes that you even have contact near the bottom. 
Where the shoes sit in the lower mounts and at the wheel cylinder some brake grease is good there. The rotation of the drum against the shoe should slide the shoe a bit like a wedge. They are called leading and trailing shoes. The wedge action helps with those panic stops. 
Now you can go teach shops how to set those things up. 
Next time you buy drums consider those GoWesty heavy duty ones. I just installed a set. They are heavy duty. They should flex less helping with pedal feel and they look cool. 
 
Dennis
 
 
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 23:41:13 -0700
> From: musomuso@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> Dang. Don't know why tinyurl.com links to entire album
> 
> entire address for shoe wear images
> 
> https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/RearBrakes?fgl=true&pli=1#6284053910363484306
> 
> On 5/12/16, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I wiped away the grease shown.
> >
> > On 5/12/16, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Fun image showing grease: http://tinyurl.com/zs8fsfj
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
> >
> > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
> >
> > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
> >
> > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
> >
> 
> 
> --
> Neil n
> 
> Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
> 
> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
> 
> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
> 
> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>