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04-29-2018, 10:29 PM | #1 |
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Brake fluid on brake shoes
I had one wheel cylinder that leaked silicone brake fluid over the brake shoes.
My question is, Can I clean the brake shoes and reuse them or should I replace the brake shoes? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
04-29-2018, 10:38 PM | #2 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
don't know about silicone but my buddy bakes his in the oven if he gets fluid on them!
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04-30-2018, 07:33 AM | #3 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
you can never get it all out ---new linings, sometimes putting one shoe on the other side will balance it out
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04-30-2018, 03:22 PM | #4 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
Replace them .
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04-30-2018, 03:25 PM | #5 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
Replace them, Ford Freak is absolutely correct.
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04-30-2018, 08:48 PM | #6 |
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05-02-2018, 11:23 AM | #7 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
Way back in the good ole days when money was in short supply and people were very thrifty with their money, a very common fix to remove brake fluid and/or oil from brake shoes was to wipe the lining with alcohol, the alcohol would evaporate taking the brake fluid with it.
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05-02-2018, 11:32 AM | #8 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
Brakleen works some
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05-02-2018, 12:45 PM | #9 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
Lacquer thinner works. The linings aren't all that porous. Wash & rinse a few times & blow them off with compressed air. Replace them if you feel you must but they work just fine for me.
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05-02-2018, 12:48 PM | #10 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
I'm glad somebody else fessed up to cleaning them. That's what we do up here in the hills.
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05-02-2018, 01:08 PM | #11 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
He said it was silicone fluid. Those cleaners won't work.
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05-02-2018, 02:12 PM | #12 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
Soak in alcohol and they will be fine.
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05-02-2018, 03:17 PM | #13 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
cleaned them off many times.works fine for me.
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05-02-2018, 03:28 PM | #14 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
Old time fix in the day was put them out in the yard pour gas on them and set fire to them .Ted
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05-02-2018, 03:33 PM | #15 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
Cleaning has always worked for this old geezer. What doesn't come out with cleaning, is baked out (outgassed) when the shoes get hot from use. I'm out in the hills, so brakes get lots of use & lots of heat.
And, yes, back in the days when I worked for a shop, standard procedure was/is replacement. just saying. |
05-02-2018, 05:29 PM | #16 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
My favorite hamburger place has a sign on the wall, "When in doubt, throw it out". It sounds good to me.
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05-02-2018, 06:59 PM | #17 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
Bury them in cat litter for a month. I did that with success after a few tries with Brakleen, which brought up more from deeper in and the litter dried it all out.
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If it was DOT 5.1, use water and soap. |
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05-02-2018, 08:14 PM | #19 |
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Re: Brake fluid on brake shoes
Thanks everyone for their response.
I think I will try cleaning them first and heat them up with a heat gun to help get some of the brake fluid out. Regards Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
05-02-2018, 08:26 PM | #20 |
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I'd prolly fix or replace the leaky cylinder to see how well stops first. 8^) Jack E/NJ
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