Re: Grease Impregnated Woven Emergency Brake Lining

Posted by carla on May 02, 1998 at 11:19:41

In Reply to: Grease Impregnated Woven Emergency Brake Lining
posted by Joe Domino on May 02, 1998 at 09:43:28

: Due to faulty rear seals, the emergency brake lining (woven type) on my A has become impregnated with bearing grease.With the exception of the grease, they linings appear to be in very good condition.Does anyone know of a method for removing the grease thereby making the brake linings usable? If posible I,would like to avoid the time and expense of replacement.Thanks.
hi joe---in my opinion --you would do better to buy new best
quality linings, and take them to a competent specialist shop
to be riveted on--you could look in the yellow pages for a
friction materials shop which does heavy truck and industrial
clutch and brake work---however--if you wish to clean up the
existing ones--you might try soaking them in lacquer thinner
awhile--then putting them into fine saw dust to absorb the
oil--then baking or heating them to drive out more of the
oil--but--and--you have been warned !!--don't try this in
your kitchen oven !!! it would work, of course, but you
wouldn't like the way your kitchen would smell afterwards.
hope this helps
carla

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