Thanks Lou! I have been doing something similar.
For many years, 1st in California and now in Arizona, I have taken my brake
shoes and clutch assemblies to commercial friction rebuilders for servicing
and/or rebuilding. They have always welcomed the work and didn't seem to
mind the small size compared to the big truck and bus parts they normally
worked on. Their prices were always more than fair (almost cheap!) and they
were quick to turn them around! They never have had a problem with finding
TO bearings, or clutch parts for the British made clutch, except the dowel
pins, I ordered them from the Roadster Factory! (Thanks Randall!)
Of course YMMV and NFI.
Jim Bauder
'58 TR3 (Sold and now just a memory!)
'68 TR250 (Almost ready for paint!)
Scottsdale, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Lou Metelko
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 6:00 PM
To: List
Subject: brake shoes
Listers:
A couple of weeks ago I removed the cover on the 54 TR2 to start the annual
preseason cleaning and servicing. During the last week of last year's
driving
season I noticed that the left front brake had a tendency to grab (2s and
early 3s have drums front and rear). Sure enough when I pulled that drum I
saw that a cylinder had leaked and ruined the shoes. Kind of took my breath
away when I saw that Moss wanted $100 a set for the 10" drums.
My hometown of Auburn, Indiana has a huge number of classic cars that
routinely drive in our 10,000 population town so I started asking around
where
one could get brake shoes relined. All recommended a 30 year old company in
Ft. Wayne, Indiana whose only function is rebuilding brake shoes. The owner
was at his normal station behind the counter when I picked up my relined
shoes
today. He said most of the popular British car shoes can be relined for a
cost of $9 per shoe!
Old world craftsmen like him don't bother with new fangled web sites and do
quite well, thank you. Business name is Brake Materials & Parts with a
phone
number of 260-426-3331.
NFI of course but I wanted to pass the name to listers facing the high price
of some brake shoes from our normal suppliers.
Lou Metelko
Auburn, Indiana
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