Cleaning Brake Shoes

Posted by Greg Coffin [4.228.135.45] on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 13:03:12 :

In Reply to: 8 ft. breaker bar posted by clueless [201.202.29.210] on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 10:59:11 :

I have saved many brake shoes, even heavily oiled ones, by soaking them for a few hours in clean lacquer thinner. After a few hours of soaking I scrub the lining with a stiff wire brush. The come out looking like new.

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• wow thanks - clueless 14:19:56 05/30/2013
  • Re: wow thanks - Paul (in NY) 15:52:55 05/30/2013
    • thanks and actually - clueless 16:23:53 05/30/2013
  • Another note...... - Dan(NH) 14:43:13 05/30/2013
    • Re: Another note...... - Greg Coffin 01:12:06 05/31/2013
      • Re: Another note...... - clueless 10:31:54 05/31/2013
    • was wondering about that - clueless 16:25:16 05/30/2013

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