I recently had to replace my rear wheel cylinders because one was leaking and now one of my rear wheels locks up before the other. When brake pads get wet with brake fluid and are then wiped clean, will they tend to grab more than the ones on the side that did not get wet with brake fluid?
Thanks in advance
Yes, true whether it is brake fluid, gear oil or any other contaminant. You should have replaced the brake shoes.
They can sometimes be cleaned and work right. Our car was just like that and the one side got cleaned well with spray brake cleaner.
These brakes grab even after the clean.
Mike
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Pads are pretty cheap, I=B4ll just replace them and see if the problem goes away. Thanks for the help.
Just your fingerprints will screw up brake pads and shoes. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto: snipped-for-privacy@aol.com
So I've heard, so I've heard.
But only from you.
There is an old trick in dealing with shoes that have been soaked in brake fluid, and that is to burn it off. I was taught this trick in an auto mechanics class more years ago than I care to think about.
DON'T DO IT!
It MIGHT be OK with riveted shoes, but with bonded shoes it can cause the bond between the show and the lining to fail, I had this happen a while back.
Sometimes the old tricks are a really bad idea!
Jeff DeWitt
nrs wrote:
Seconded, in spades! Cooking off contamination is not acceptable procdure any more. It's safer to just put on a new set of pads and no brake shop worth a damn will suggest anything else. If they do, run.
It sure worked great on my old Harley clutches. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto: snipped-for-privacy@aol.com
Everything was great in the old days, wasn't it?
Too bad you're still living there.
Alone.
Thanks for all the replies. There is a nearby shop offering $35 brake jobs (good place, owner is my wife's uncle). I might just go for that and be done with it.
For that price your getting a good value, especially if you know the shop.
I do my own work after fixing one to many midas screwups.
I agree about midas, just causes more trouble.
Here is a follow up. Decided to just clean up the shoes on the skidding side. It worked, now it skids on the other side but not as easily. As soon as I get a chance I'll clean up the other side which I know I left a bit contaminated as well. Thanks again for the advice.
CarKB.comhttp://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200708/1 I thought about it... :)
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