Brake or Broke? You Tell Me!

Posted by Kevin Daly on Oct. 16, 1998 at 08:15:01

Hi Folks,
Well I guess you have all had enough time to polish, paint and bolt on all of the treasures you found at Hershey, so lets get back to the board, shall we?
I recently purchased some items from a fellow board member. Specifically a king pin rebuild kit and a complete set of service brake shoe linings. Everything arrived yesterday and I was ready to get to work. Although the king pin kit is great, the brake shoe linings have me a bit puzzled. The linings are not the typical soft woven type, but a preshaped hard lining that is kind of coffee colored. (1 cream) Get the picture? They do have a what looks to be a steel wire mesh molded into them but are quite different from the stiff but plyable shoes with brass mesh that are on the car currently. What gives?
Are these the bendix ones that rivet on like the woven linings. After all the set did come with new rivets. I have heard that these linings will not stop the car well and tear up the steel drums. I suspect they also may have asbestos in them but I'm not sure. Are they worthy of mounting?
Also on a different note, The lower bushing hole in one of my spindle is elongated allowing me to push in the bushing with my thumb. I doesn't rock but under load I'm sure it will move. Any options for repair or should I simply find a replacement?
By the way, I don't mean to imply the person I bought these items from was in any way dishonest. He and I discussed the parts at length on the phone and he answeres all of my questions concerning the parts. I guess I should've asked a few more questions. It was just a simple misunderstanding. The price was great and I still came out ahead in the end. So if he's reading this, no sweat, We'll just chalk it up to experience. Thanks in advance to you all for any answers.
Regards,
Kevin Daly
PS. Is it proper to oil the king pin felts in the steel cup or leave them dry? I know, I know, too many questions!

Follow Ups:
Re: Do it just once! Marco Oct. 18, 1998 at 12:12:29 (0)
Re: Brake or Broke? You Tell Me! Ed J Oct. 16, 1998 at 18:39:24 (0)
Re: Brake or Broke? You Tell Me! David Dewey Oct. 16, 1998 at 10:43:01 (0)
Re: Brake or Broke? You Tell Me! Marco Oct. 16, 1998 at 10:34:23 (0)
Re: more Joel Rapose Oct. 16, 1998 at 09:54:06 (0)
???locktite???? Ken Oct. 16, 1998 at 09:51:21 (0)
Re: Brake or Broke? You Tell Me! Joel Rapose Oct. 16, 1998 at 09:49:43 (1)
Re: Brake or Broke? You Tell Me! Kevin Daly Oct. 16, 1998 at 11:52:47 (0)

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