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I had a left front wheel cylinder that was leaking pretty bad at the end of last year... the car has sat for a few months now.... Last night I had it apart to put usable wheel cylinders on the front and realized how bad the shoes were soaked in brake fluid....
I took them off wiped them off and then heated with a small propane torch... you could see the brake fluid coming out... cleaned with brake cleaner afterwards, reinstalled and could then slide both front wheels on blacktop

Just figured I would report that it did help a lot to heat them
Zach