12-11-2022, 07:06 PM
(This post was last modified: 13-11-2022, 11:37 PM by Colin Morgan.)
Hi Peter,
The bonded liners I had previously from Saftec comprised a softish black material, 3.5mm thick. These seem to work well in terms of friction. However, even these needed a small amount taking off on fitting to get the drums back on - I used emery cloth with the shoes in situ, which took a little while, even though not very much had to be removed.
The new linings received last week are a light grey woven material with metal threads, 5mm think. But these are destined for the front brakes, so the fit might be different from the back - hopefully, I won't have to take off 1.5mm - that would be a machining job. As I don't want to disturb the current linings until necessary, all will be revealed if/when I come to fit them in due course when the current set are down to the rivets.
Edit: I wonder, does 4.8mm sound right for the later steel shoes, please? Do we need them to be as thick as that, they last for ages anyway?
The bonded liners I had previously from Saftec comprised a softish black material, 3.5mm thick. These seem to work well in terms of friction. However, even these needed a small amount taking off on fitting to get the drums back on - I used emery cloth with the shoes in situ, which took a little while, even though not very much had to be removed.
The new linings received last week are a light grey woven material with metal threads, 5mm think. But these are destined for the front brakes, so the fit might be different from the back - hopefully, I won't have to take off 1.5mm - that would be a machining job. As I don't want to disturb the current linings until necessary, all will be revealed if/when I come to fit them in due course when the current set are down to the rivets.
Edit: I wonder, does 4.8mm sound right for the later steel shoes, please? Do we need them to be as thick as that, they last for ages anyway?