Spridgetiers and FYI for Big Healey List Members,
I just stopped by and spoke to Bryan Dornon, owner of Vista Brake Service &
Supply, Inc. here in Vista California (North San Diego County.) If you
cannot find someone in your area to arc your brake shoes to your drums Bryan
does this all the time, and in fact he regularly gets jobs from around the
U.S.
This is one of the last old time brake shops, with great customer service
and reasonable prices. The shop is also immaculately clean! I highly
recommend them for any brake work and I'm about to take in my BN1 drums and
shoes (new linings bonded on and arced to the drums) and a set of BN2 front
brake drums to be done.
Here's their information if interested...
*Vista Brake Service & Supply, Inc.*
Bryan Dornon
790 E. Vista Way
Vista, CA 92084
(760) 724-5157
http://www.vistabrake.com/
Cheers,
Curt
On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at
att.net>wrote:
Curt,
> How many shops do you know that still arc brake shoes? Arcing
> machines were taken out years ago due to asbestos. I don't know any shops
> around here that arc brake shoes.
> Mike MacLean
>
> --- On *Fri, 4/15/11, Curt/Nancy Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Curt/Nancy Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] brakes
> To: "Peter Caldwell" <peter at nosimport.com>
> Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Date: Friday, April 15, 2011, 3:46 PM
>
> Listers,
>
> It's also a good idea to take your new brake shoes and drums into your
> local
> trusted brake shop, and have the shoes properly arced to the drums. Theres
> not all that much adjustment on the sprite rears so this will ensure that
> the entire shoe contacts the drum evenly, for easier adjusting and better
> braking.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Curt
> '55 BN1, '60 AN5:{)
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