You can probably getaway with cleaning brake fluid off with brake
cleaner, less likely with axle oil. I chose to replace mine though
after seal weeps both sides, cleaned the drum, and after that they were
awful - couldn't hold the car on a moderate slope. Several times I
removed the drums and sanded down the high spots (funnily enough a
program here last week on rebuilding a Spitfire - the Supermarine
version! - had to do the same thing). Since then and nine years later
they are better but still not as good as the roadster when they were
broadly comparable before. I had previously replaced them in 1997 and
don't recall any problems then.
PaulH.
On 13/11/2022 12:41, Richard Lindsay wrote:
> Â Â One question for the MG brain trust: Will the gush of brake fluid
> within the drum have permanently damaged the new brake shoes' linings,
> or can the shoes be washed clean with brake cleaner? Said another way;
> Should I order new brake shoes when I order the new slave cylinder?
>
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