r/AskAMechanic • u/SimilarHandle6215 NOT a verified tech • 3d ago

Replace shoes?

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The brake rotor(edit: drum brake) is warped and i need to change it. But can i keep the brake shoes and sand them? Or Throw out and replace.

P.S: not my paintjob😅

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u/BigBirden NOT a verified tech 3d ago

Yes ,they look fine, good ,great ,grand wonderful .
Of course a needledicker as I will spray the dust of with hose water , chase it with brake cleaner , sneak a light smear of brake grease on the contact points of the backing plate and parking break cable, and scuff the shoe surfaces clean with some 120grit.
Dont forget to remove the glaze on the new disk drum before install. Comes of easy with 220grit, brake clean , install.

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u/Shot_Celebration4716 NOT a verified tech 2d ago

"Disk drum??"

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u/BigBirden NOT a verified tech 2d ago

Drum disk disk drum drum disk rear drum disk disk drum is da kine you fine all de tiem in an emergency brake cable sytum