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05-07-2008, 07:28 AM
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Location: Smith Mountain Lake Virginia
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Melting shoes? Possible? or what?
Pulled the first rear drum tonight (picked up new pads and shoes, 72) - it looks like something melted in there! It's taking forever to get it cleaned... brake cleaner didn't touch it, so I tried good ol' laquer thinner... it was like stirring cold, hot glue. 3 rounds with oven cleaner and it's starting to come around.... what a mess! Any ideas? From the pics, it looks like the edges of the shoes but that might just be where it's building up. The drum came right off real easy - first one in 40+ years of trying
 It only has a very slight ridge at the edge closest to the frame. My very first thought was rear end lube because it smelled like it when I first pulled the hub but it sure doesn't look like it. On a side note, the cylinder looks nice and dry and I'm never down any fluid so should I just leave it alone or ???? As always, thanks for any input.
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