Re: [Chrysler300] Brake shoes for letter cars

[Andy Mikonis <r41hp@xxxx>]

John,

Your neighbor Andy Bernbaum has the shoes for a
reasonable price. You'll just need to find someone to
grind them. Perhaps Andy can recommend someone in
your area.

Also, Richard Osborne had posted that he has a brake
and clutch guy in Columbus, OH who will do it all...


--- john_nowosacki@xxxx wrote:
> Hi group,
> Got a bit of a shock when I went to Wakefield
> Brake/Stopping Products (Wakefield, MA) today to
> drop off some brake shoes from my 57 for
> relining/contouring, and found them to be closed as
> the owner had passed away this summer.
> Don Verity and I have been going there for some
> years now (myself almost 20!), so I can't remember
> ever buying brake shoes for my 57 or 61 or my wifes
> 62. I would bring my original shoes and drums to
> Wakefield Brake, and they would reline them and
> contour them to the drums (no garbage truck sounds)
> for a very reasonable price.
> I then stopped at my friendly NAPA store and had my
> behind the counter buddy spend about 1/2 an hour
> looking in old catalogs and making phone calls, only
> to be told that the shoes were no longer available
> (even for the 62!).
> So, what to do- does anyone know of a brake place
> that will still reline shoes?
> Or, am I at the mercy of the big buck places in
> Hemmings?
> I guess I was grapling with the concept of my
> getting older, but it really hits home when friends
> and resources in the hobby that you've come to rely
> on for years start to disappear.
> Any suggestions appreciated.
> John
> 


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