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15th January 2018, 10:48 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Substitute for Emery Paper
Need to rough up the brake drums on my ute as I am fitting new shoes. Have no emery paper on hand, but have belt sanding and Hermes sandpaper. Would they be an okay substitute?
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16th January 2018, 12:59 AM #2China
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The machine shop that machines the drums should do that for you
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16th January 2018, 07:53 AM #3Woodworking mechanic
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Sanding belt will be fine to remove the glaze.
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16th January 2018, 08:06 AM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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16th January 2018, 11:44 AM #5GOLD MEMBER
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The workshop manual is wrong, they should always be given a skim to remove the glaze and the shoes radius ground to the new diameter. Also never replace the shoes without replacing the cylinders as they will leak shortly afterwards. If a customer's car needed brake shoes it always got new cylinders or we didn't do the job and they went elsewhere. I will now wait for all the stories on how it was done and the cylinders did not leak.
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16th January 2018, 01:35 PM #6Woodworking mechanic
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Totally agree with Chris regarding the wheel cylinders. Always replace!
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16th January 2018, 05:18 PM #7rrich Guest
The new shoes are guaranteed to be of a different radius than the drums. In fact the drums may no longer perfectly circular. Really the drums must be machined to insure that they are perfectly round. At that time the new brake shoes are "Radius-d" to match the radius of the drums.
Also you MUST make sure that the shoes and drums are of the same radius. If they aren't of the same radius, the stopping power will be diminished. If the wheel cylinders aren't rebuilt, leaks and possible brake system failure is likely.
As the brakes are used and the shoes wear out, the pistons never return to their exact original position within the cylinder. Sludge and crud build up in back of the piston in the cylinder. When the new shoes are installed the piston is forced back into the original position. This can cause immediate failure or a failure later on, preferably after the warranty period.
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16th January 2018, 08:52 PM #8
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17th January 2018, 01:41 AM #9China
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You could either replace the cylinder or rebuild the originals, i.e. clean, hone, replace seals and dust covers
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17th January 2018, 08:14 AM #10Woodworking mechanic
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Depending on the vehicle, new ones are usually pretty cheap these days. Re honing: cast iron - yes, as long as you don’t go oversize (will need oversize cups): Anodised alloy - do not hone: non anodised alloy, light hone only using 800 to 1000 grit wet and dry wrapped around hone legs.
Generally, by the time you hone and buy seals and dust boots it’s cheaper to buy new ones.
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17th January 2018, 02:57 PM #11China
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I agree song long as you can buy new items
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