>If brake shoes are contaminated with brake fluid, always replace them.
>They will never quite stop the same, once they have had fluid on them.
>It soaks down into the lining, where you can't get to it to clean it
>off. As you say , they are not expensive. In an emergency situation,
>like being stuck in east nowhere, USA, you can get Brake fluid out of
>linings by doing the following. (But, It is a temporary solution. You
>should still replace them at the earliest possibility.) Get some gasoline,
>soak the shoes/pads in the gas, take them out, and light them. The
>fluid will burn out of the linings with the gas. Definitely, a last
>ditch option. The linings will look like hell, but will stop the car.
>
>Randy Kegg
>1958 MGA
>1966 Morris Traveller
>1964 Porsche 356C
Hello List:
I have had good luck removing brake fluid from linings by boiling them in
soapy water. The water and brake fluid will combine then evaporate, the
soap aids the absorption and emulsifies the glycol. Use an old pot when
the SO is not home.
John McEwen
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