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Subject:Re: Opinion needed on brake shoe cracking. PICS
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:09:27 -0700

On 8/4/08, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Is this cracking normal? Can I keep using these shoes?
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> Thanks!
>
> Neil.

Had this happen to my van. Kept it for a short while longer. One cold
morning, the friction
came completely off. Found out when I hit the brakes. Got a loud BANG!
Then it was followed
by an occasional thumping. After dissembly, it was obvious that the shoes
had come "unglued."

I'd dump the bad shoes and get new ones. Better safe than sorry. They will
only get worse.

BenT