RE: Oil on brake linings

["Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>]

> Is there a reliable way to remove oil from brake shoe linings or do I have
> to replace them?

IMO, replace them.

As a desperation measure, we once soaked a friend's MGA brake shoes in an
ultrasonic bath full of dry cleaning solvent (perchloroethylene).  Seemed to
take the oil out of the linings OK, but also dissolved the bond between the
linings and shoes !

Randall