30-10-2020, 05:44 AM
(This post was last modified: 30-10-2020, 08:08 AM by Bob Culver.)
Based on my experience with other makes the chances of powerful brakes with old style open asbestos linings is good. However the green stuff seems well proven. Asbestos is tricky. Many old timers experienced huge exposure. Garages blew out the drums with an air hose and the only masks were in westerns.Angle grinders were used for cutting. Others seem to succumb from very small exposure. Only the more exotic masks are considered effective. However if the packet is shaken out outside and the work done there with no filing, risk must be low.
Many girling shoes seem to fit poorly. I used to spend time filing the (asbestos) linings. Often the adjusters well out. An enthusiast who claimed considerable success built up the end of the shoes first and filed the metal to get uniform seatings. The shoes adjuster pistons etc then have to be kept in postion.
Many girling shoes seem to fit poorly. I used to spend time filing the (asbestos) linings. Often the adjusters well out. An enthusiast who claimed considerable success built up the end of the shoes first and filed the metal to get uniform seatings. The shoes adjuster pistons etc then have to be kept in postion.