Skimming brake drums

[Wayne]

Hi all,

Does anyone know of a good company in Cape Town for skimming brake drums and relining shoes.

The last crowd I used did not match the shoes to the drum properly so the were binding and overheated the NEW drums I had bought :evil:

Cheers

[Mountain Man]

Wayne,
Sorry I don't know, however I have had the same problem as you had and it was very frustrating.

[Mud Dog]

I'm not a great one for re-lining shoes or skimming drums / discs. They're critical components of the braking system and safety considerations have priority ... especially when it could result in injury or worse to one of my family or even other road users.

Firstly, shoes .... I'd prefer to have new shoes from a reputable manufacturer with their lining and not a re-lining from I don't know where. The holes for the location and pivoting of the shoes can become worn or elongated .... usually one hands your old ones in as core deposits and gets already lined replacements and they're normally checked for wear. If not too bad they're reused as is. So you stand a chance of getting ones with a little wear on them already. No thanks ... the difference in cost between new and re-lined isn't worth it to my mind.

If the drums have enough meat on them, are not warped or have no fine heat cracks, them maybe it's OK to have them skimmed, but the tendency is to produce thinner drums these days ... less unsprung weight and of course slightly less production costs. The downside is that they heat quicker and warp easier .... a skim aggravates those issues. So again, I prefer buying new.

But that's just me.

[Mr_B]

I believe Goeie Hoop Onderdele, in Brackenfell, sell decent relined shoes, and you can try Triangle Clutch and Brake, in Stikland, for skimming the old or purchasing new drums, they can probably supply new shoes as well...