Contaminated ?brakes - '57

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

In the old days, some people use to clean the brake linings with denatured 
alcohol. 

I think that if it is known that the brake linings are contaminated, why not 
replace them? The car has to come apart to clean them anyway. Why not replace 
them instead? Brake linings are pretty cheap.

Paul

In a message dated 7/5/2004 12:35:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Hugh & Therese" 
<hugtrees@xxxxxxxx> writes:

>Is it absolutely necessary to replace the pads?  When this happened to me I
>did everything Dick said, but I couldn't help but wonder at the time if the
>pads could not be cleaned in some way.  Is it that the pads are porous and
>absorb some of the hydraulic fluid which then causes them to melt or become
>glued by emerging trapped fluid to the drum?  Would the amount of the
>original leakage factor into the decision or, once it happens, is one
>obligated to go the whole hog, regardless of the quantity of leaked brake
>fluid involved?
>
>Hugh
>
>Dick B wrote:
>
>
>> This is a typical symptom from contaminated linings.  Replace both sides,
>> and make very sure the drum and all brake hardware is washed off with
>brake
>> cleaner (special stuff, available at any auto parts place, and also make
>> very sure that the grease seals and wheel cylinders are totally bone dry -
>> no seepage at all.
>
>
>
>
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