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Re: Disc brakes/Drum Brakes

To: TMHEFFRON@aol.com
Subject: Re: Disc brakes/Drum Brakes
From: John Hardy <hardwire@electract.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 23:04:47 +0000
> now I'm looking for drum
> brake set-up tips....  How about it?
> 
> Brake shoe material sources?   Drum friction surface finishes? Ventilation
> tips?  Maintenance?  Brake Fluids? etc and more etc...?
> 
> TuTone

My experience is ignore all this space age crap and go for cast iron
with Ferodo D3923. Or asbestos without any metal if you can get it.
Anything else can either burn up your drums or put lovely grooves in
them.

Also put some hacksaw slits in the shoe liners.

JH

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