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Re: Brake pad material removal

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Subject: Re: Brake pad material removal
From: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 21:26:09 -0700
Are they asbestos-containing pads?  Grinding 'em seems like a good way
to throw a lot of obnoxious stuff into the air.   Are there any brake
relining companies around any more (maybe for heavy truck stuff)?  If
so, maybe they'd do it for you.
Benn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>
To: "Bryan Savage" <b.a.savage@earthlink.net>; "atrav"
<atrav@copper.net>
Cc: "LSR list" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: Brake pad material removal


> I guess I would use an end mill.   Rich Fox
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bryan Savage" <b.a.savage@earthlink.net>
> To: "atrav" <atrav@copper.net>
> Cc: "LSR list" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 02:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Brake pad material removal
>
>
> > Aron,
> > I would use a small sanding disk in my drill press.
> > Bryan
> >
> >
> > atrav wrote:
> >
> > > With one of my projects I've mixed and matched a different caliper
to a
> different make brake rotor.
> > > Fits
> > > fine except with a new rotor and new brake pads they are tight.
Not
> locked, but rubbing far too
> > > much.
> > >
> > > I need to remove about a 1/16" of brake pad material from each
pad,
> what's a good way to do that?
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > > -Aron-






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