Brake shoes
Brake shoes
Now that I have the drum oversize issue settled (thanks to Steve and Brian) time to move on to brake shoe materials. Looks like Carbotechs are getting hard to find so does anyone have experience with KFP or other materials compared to stock?
Mike
Mike
Re: Brake shoes
I have not had any iddues getting Carbotechs. Just bought a set a month ago.
Stephen Saslow
FV 09 NWR
FV 09 NWR
Re: Brake shoes
Carboech has no more in production and is not sure of any new date or compound. FFP may have some but they are quite a bit more $. I don't think they have too many since they are getting short on cores.
Re: Brake shoes
Last year when I called Carbotech asking about brake shoes and availability, they seem to know who has them and who orders them for stock and then makes a run based on that demand. Maybe they can help you locate some.
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Re: Brake shoes
Look around, with your over sized drums you should use the oversize carbotech's. Probably more over size still around than standard size.
Dave
Dave
Re: Brake shoes
From Mike Puskar at Carbotech:
"...We are not discontinuing the 913, we are replacing it. A few months back, we discovered one of our components used in that compound would no longer be available. We began working on a replacement immediately. We just concluded part 1 or 2 of the real world test, and it went very well. Part 2 should be completed this week. As long as that goes well, we will begin producing this lining and have it ready to start making shoes.
We are out of the old lining, and cannot make it and believe me, nobody in the country has any of those that they are willing to part with..."
Jean
"...We are not discontinuing the 913, we are replacing it. A few months back, we discovered one of our components used in that compound would no longer be available. We began working on a replacement immediately. We just concluded part 1 or 2 of the real world test, and it went very well. Part 2 should be completed this week. As long as that goes well, we will begin producing this lining and have it ready to start making shoes.
We are out of the old lining, and cannot make it and believe me, nobody in the country has any of those that they are willing to part with..."
Jean
Jean-Sebastien Stoezel
WCMA FV #0
WCMA FV #0
Re: Brake shoes
Who could we send cores to? I have a lot of front and rear brake shoes from salvaged beams and transaxles. Would rather give them away than send them to the recycler.
Dennis
Dennis
Re: Brake shoes
OK, so I got the new high-priced brakes from Company X and, after specifically asking for slanted-adjuster shoes, I got straights. So should I hassle with returning the non-returnable item or get a set of straight adjuster from Jim?
Mike
Mike
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Re: Brake shoes
Or you could spend 5 mins with a disc grinder .... and put the shoes on your car and be done with it.
Greg Rice
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"Happy 50th Birthday"
Re: Brake shoes
Grind the angle into the brake shoes, not out of the adjusters.Or you could spend 5 mins with a disc grinder
Make sure you take the burrs off of both sides of the shoes. You don't want the ends to hang up in either the adjusters or the cylinders.
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Re: Brake shoes
Most FV old-timers have a stache of both style adjusters. I generally buy shoes that are most available and least expensive. Because my grinder is usually easier to find than my adjuster stache, I usually just shape the shoe ends to suit. Even when you get the right shoes, you usually need a grinder (or file) to deburr and match up the ends which tend to be irregular. Not a big deal.
Greg Rice
"Happy 50th Birthday"
"Happy 50th Birthday"
Re: Brake shoes
Thanks guys. I assume that the shoe length is not critical (within reason) so I could grind it so the full width of the "tab" is the right shape correct?
Mike
Mike
Re: Brake shoes
yep - it really doesn't take very much grinding... but do it gradually so you don't grind any more than necessary. (and grind the correct END )
Steve, FV80
Steve, FV80
The Racer's Wedge and now a Vortech, FV80