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Old 11-15-2012, 04:32 PM   #6
flyingtim01
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Re: Is there a differance in brake shoes?

If the bonding was done right, then they're fine. But, its that one time the bonding comes loose on a hot lining (like a poorly done retread) and the lining is sliding around, or locking the shoe against the drum...

Of course, that's not to say that you can't get a bad riveting job, and the lining can move a bit on the shoe. I've never seen the lining come clear off a riveted shoe though, and I HAVE seen a poorly bonded lining come loose. I guess to each their own, but I'll always ask for riveted shoes. True, the bonded shoes might last a little longer, but it's not like they're $150 an axle...
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