<VV> Re: Brake Pads??? Shoes???

[Harry Yarnell]

I KNEW somebody would bring up the safety spec!! Safety specs are limits set
for the average Joe who doesn't fool with a car. Somewhere a spec should be
set for replacement, but knowing most 'average' drivers, they'll put off
replacing brake shoes until they hear the scraping of the shoes on the drum.
As long as there's meat on the shoe down to the rivets (or shoe, if bonded),
you're good to go.Or stop.
That said, there is a factor, that the thinner the friction material gets,
the greater the potential of the material breaking up. Your mileage may
vary.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1@earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron F Hinz" <ronh@owt.com>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>; <vairologist@juno.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Brake Pads??? Shoes???


> That means that you need to change them almost as soon as they are broken
> in, especially if they were arc'd when installed.  This must have been
> lobbied in by the auto repair industry.
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <vairologist@juno.com>
> To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 9:53 AM
> Subject: <VV> Re: Brake Pads??? Shoes???
>
>
> > > From: christopher d czepyha <thegeek2@juno.com>
> > > Subject: <VV> Brake material thickness
> > >
> > > How thick should the brake pads be?
> > -------------snip-----------
> > Smitty says:  Chris I don't know if you mean shoes or if you are asking
> > about some disc brake thing.  I don't know if it is in the GM manual,
but
> > the state of VA inspection requires 3/16 of an inch of lining material
on
> > shoes.
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