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From: king@kestrel.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Cure for Squeaky Brakes
Message-ID: <1205@kestrel.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 13:42:36 EDT
Article-I.D.: kestrel.1205
Posted: Wed Sep 18 13:42:36 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 20-Sep-85 01:17:16 EDT
References: <285@ncr-sd.UUCP> <1734@orca.UUCP>
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Organization: Kestrel Institute, Palo Alto, CA
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Summary: swap shoes?  careful...

In article <1734@orca.UUCP>, jans@orca.UUCP (Jan Steinman) writes:
> Another problem is non-uniform shoe wear.  Simply swap and reverse shoes
> (right -- left) when uneven wear is noticed, or when squeaking resumes.

Be careful.  Some brake linings are only securely held in in one
direction and can't be reversed.  

You will notice that metal is crimped over the sides of the rubber
block, and over the leading end.  If it is also crimped over the
trailing end, fine.  If it is NOT, you may reverse your linings and
find yourself without brake power just when you squeeze hardest!


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