

| Subject: | Re: Rear brakes, '81 Vanagon |
| From: | Will Wood |
| Date: | Fri, 6 Dec 1996 11:26:13 -0700 |
When shoes are remanufactured, they're typically built up with a little more material, i.e. oversized. However, I've never seen a set of shoes specifically designated as such. ---------- > From: DHaynes57@aol.com > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > Subject: Re: Rear brakes, '81 Vanagon > Date: Friday, December 06, 1996 4:53 AM > > In a message dated 96-12-03 22:10:43 EST, young@sherlock.sims.berkeley.edu > (Beth Young) writes: > > << All three of my manuals say that I should fit oversize shoes if I > turn the drums. I don't remember this injunction with any other cars > I've worked on, and when I ask at my local FLAPS about oversize > shoes, they just give me puzzled looks. > > Do "oversize" shoes really exist? Are they really necessary? >> > > Not any more and the thin drums will warp. > > Dennis
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