cleaning brake shoes

[skid]

has anyone cleaned brake shoes before

need a quick fix to pass a warrant in my 80 and get the handbrake working
the shoes are currently covered in oil and crap from leaky hub seal

full rebuild of rear end will happen when my repaired diff head goes back in, but in the meantime I just want a quick fix to get a handbrake

so has anyone cleaned brakes shoes and what did you use

cheers

SKID

I should also mention that I emptied a whole can of brake kleen on them last monday and it hardly did a thing, so looking for other option

[UBZ]

I used petrol , then set them on fire to burn the oil out , worked ok

[Cameron]

I know of a joker that took these, soaked in brake fluid

and boiled them in a big pot of water for an hour or two and they're clean as a whistle and got through a COF on the brake rollers....... dunno how it'd work for diff oil, though.

[wayfastwhitee]

I used petrol , then set them on fire to burn the oil out , worked ok

If you have a gas torch, heating them works well

[ladeda]

ive alwase shied away form petrol due to the bonding glue of friction materal. prob wouldnt afect it but just parinoid.
break cleaner workes well ya can get a 4pack of cans from autobarn for $20

[SMOKEY]

Heat with gas torch and wire brush oil that comes out, don't over heat and wear a face mask -----no not the mask you wear to your strange parties ,

FITZY.

[ladeda]

there is a realy cheep option that works well 2.
use heaps of dishwashing liquid with a bucket of warm water and an old brush. and a jug of boiling water to rince it off.

[gimmemud]

CRC Brakleen works awesome. Seems to get everything off

[lilpigzuk]

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[lilpigzuk]

I wont start a price war, but be interested to hear of prices for toyota parts prices for "usual" wof failures

steering balljoints
wheel bearings
brake shoes
brake pads

hilux/cruiser etc

[williamhamilton]

Skid, we use Wurth brake cleaner which works well but in the end changing to new shoes is your better option.

Give me a shout if you want to try out the soak and burn technique in the workshop.. I will bring the video camera with me and meet you down there

W

[Jerry]

if they are the same size as the stupid 70 handbrake ones i might have a used set in the garage ....

[kbushnz]

Dont let the missus catch you, but I have used the dishwasher...
Gets nice and hot and with a little dish washer detergent stuff really strips out the oil....
Havent used it on a brake part but should not get hot enought to damage the liner.
Have used it on engine parts... They come out sparklie and clean.....
Just remove most of the crud first.
Note: It is a common method to use boiling water to remove oils from alloy components rather than solvents.. Works great, item gets hot and when you remove it from the boiling water wash it drys itself....

[Roenut]

the gas torch is oils worst enemy!
dont overcook em though

[Moriarty]

Noen of em work all that well, Skid, it only removes the oil etc thats close to the surface, but it will get you your warrant!! After all, you never use the handbrake any more then I do, so WTF?

[skid]

hahahahahaha

if jerry offers you some used brake shoes, dont bother, coz when you get everything apart and go to get them out of the box, they have no linings, lol

plan b has been actioned, I burnt the oil out of the bastards, just waiting for them to cool down so I can stick them back in and swear at the stooopid things a bit more and lose some more skin off my knuckles and see how piss poor a handbrake I have after this effort

[Jerry]

you asked for some with no oil on them ... I said they were some old used ones