[Fot] Brake shoe re-arching

[Peter Caldwell]

www.brakeplace.com in Minneapolis is quite adept.  Click on their 
"machine shop" tab.
         Peter C
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At 11:37 AM 6/27/2012, Steve Yott wrote:
>Good luck with that.  I haven't seen one of those tools in 40 years!  I used
>one of these in a shop when we would actually reline shoes with material
>which was very thick and you would radius the shoes on the machine which was
>basically a sanding wheel.  The normal cut on a drum would be about 010 to
>020 and the new shoes should bed in okay.
>
>Steve Yott
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
>Behalf Of toodamnfunky at comcast.net
>Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 11:07 AM
>To: fot
>Subject: [Fot] Brake shoe re-arching
>
>Hey FoT,
>
>I'm getting ready to reline my brakes and I have inquired at my local shops
>
>about re-arching the shoes to fit the newly turned drums. Out of three
>inquiries
>
>all three thought I was from another planet and all three suggested I bring
>the
>
>car in so they could adjust my brakes properly. I suspect they thought I was
>the one
>
>that didn't know what I was talking about. Maybe I am from another planet
>and just
>
>don't know it.
>
>Any input or comments on re-arching brake shoes would be appreciated.
>
>Jim G.