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 pangalactic
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| posted on December 27th, 2002 at 07:41 AM |
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Braking woes
Hi all, and merry x-mas,
I was driving down Arden St. the other day ( go the roos) when I heard a cluncking noise in the left rear of my bug and the brake pedal strted jumping
all over the shop. I thought the brake shoe might have worked itself loose.Anyhoo, when i finally got home and removed the rear drum i was amazed to
see that the primary shoe lining had come right off the shoe?. I find this a bit concerning as i replaced the shoes about 7 months ago and still had
about 80 % lining left. I also drive fairly sedately. Has anyone else had this experience as it has scared the crap out of me, if i was travelling at
freeway speeds i would have been rooted. I also cannot remember the brand of brake shoes (i think they were brazilian) but ill definetly be buying a
german brand next time.
peace and mung beans.:jesus
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 kombi_kid
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| posted on December 27th, 2002 at 08:06 AM |
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bloody brazilian crap!!!!!
its always better to spend that little bit for quality!!
cheers
rhys
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| posted on December 27th, 2002 at 10:25 AM |
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Scarey!
Assuming the lining was glued on I'd say the glue was very bad quality.
A good argument here for using a brake specialist to re-line your shoes rather than a shop change over!
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pangalactic
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| posted on December 27th, 2002 at 02:04 PM |
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Brakes?
Howdy,
I rang around and couldnt find any shops open today that sell original german shoes. Everyone seems to have them as an exchange for re-lined ones. Can
anyone recommend a good shop in Melbourne for relining shoes? im no expert but it all sounds a bit dodgy to me.
Cheers:puke
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Grey 57
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| posted on December 27th, 2002 at 03:43 PM |
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The last ones I did were relined by Tucker Road Motors in North Road. I think they just send the old shoes of to Bendix in Clayton for relining. Takes
about a day.
Hard to buy new drum brake shoes off the shelf these days.
I have a set of rivet on shoes for a early beetle if you fancy re-riveting the shoes on your self. The really old way of doing it.
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