Do you need to have cats around for this to work? How about if I bury them
out back where my dogs do their business?
Just kidding. The idea of burying brake pads in kitty litter struck me as
humorous.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marquis, Gary [SMTP:GMARQUIS@csuchico.edu]
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 2:45 PM
> To: 'William Eastman'
> Cc: 'morgans@autox.team.net'
> Subject: RE: Brake cleaning
>
> I usually bury them in cat litter for a few days.
> GARY MARQUIS / FAT BASSET GARAGE
> Chico California USA
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: William Eastman [SMTP:william.eastman@medtronic.com]
> > Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 8:36 AM
> > To: morgans@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Brake cleaning
> >
> > As most others, I would not reccomend applying your brakes until the
> > disks glow as a method for cleaning the brake pads. However, the
> > concept of heating your pads to drive out oil is not a new one.
> >
> > My first car (that ran, anyway) was a 1957 Alfa. For some reason,
> > parts were a bit hard to find in northern Minnesota. Whan miss Alfa
> > blew a rear axle seal, we went ot the local National Bushing and bought
> > a one. The brake shoes were oil soaked so my grandfather heated them
> > with an acetylene torch. You could actualy see the oil coming out of
> > the friction material. I don't remember the car having any abmormal
> > braking characteristics afterwards but then again it was a rear brake
> > and my standards were a little lower back then.
> >
> > Would I do this today? Probably not since I don't rely on obsolete
> > cars for daily transportion so having an old car laid up for a week
> > isn't a big deal. I have no clue how this technique would work on newer
> > non-asbestos linings either. Plus my teenage belief in my own
> > immortality has faded a bit now that middle age has found me. On the
> > other hand, if I was on a road trip and it was either clean a brake pad
> > or take a bus, I might give it a shot.
> >
> > Usual disclaimers apply only more so. My opinion only, I have no clue
> > if it works today and am almost certain that the result would be less
> > safe than new part. Brakes are important so please be careful.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bill Eastman
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