Hi all.

Routine inspection yielded this on the driver side:

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/DSleadingshoe.jpg/DSleadingshoe-full;init:.jpg

Same leading shoe wiped down a little:

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/DSleadingshoewiped.jpg/DSleadingshoewiped-full;init:.jpg

And trailing shoe:

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/DStrailingshoewiped.jpg/DStrailingshoewiped-full;init:.jpg

Leading shoe lining is cracked more. (obviously)

Shoes have less than 30K km's as do drums, cylinders, and hardware.

Shoes at ~ 5 mm and drum is ~4.5 mm. No grease or heat damage that I can see.

Is this cracking normal? Can I keep using these shoes?

Thanks!

Neil.

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