Brake Shoes soaked in Diffrential Oil

[GmtGmt]

Well the Rear Seal in my Dana 70 has leaked and soaked everything in Differential Oil

the brake shoes covered with it anyway to clean them as the shoes aprently are new and its only the passenger side

is there any good idea to clean them i have heard it can be burned away
i would like to save the $150 for a set with shipping if i can

[benoit454]

I would not risk it usually brake shoes run about $20 a set from a local chain parts store, no way I'd risk it. The fluid can swell shoes sometimes, or could make them crack or even stay embedded and come out later, too big of a risk IMO.

[GmtGmt]

well if i could get a set for 20 i woundt have though twice

[willett]

i'm a bike mechanic, if i get a bike in the stand with contaminated disc pads i pull them out and hit them with a torch for a bit and then quench them in water. you can see all of the sh*t and corruption floating around in the quench water, and not to mention the burning oil smoke from the flame.

works pretty well.

[cableguy0]

Normally anytime brake shoes get soaked in gear oil they are trash. It soaks in and becomes embedded in the shoe. Chances are the oil will break down the shoe anyhow.

[benoit454]

I don't know if yours would be that price or not might check around but every set I bought was like $20-25 on 73-87 trucks, and 80's cars including a 86 camaro 86 k10, 76c10 84 c10 92 s10 and 85 monte carlo. May check rock auto or amazon as well.

If it's the truck in your sig.....

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par.../N-ik38kZ8ko2c

the last 2 on here...

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...51_10051_-1___

So it looks like $28-33 for yours.

[Slonaker]

You guys forget he lives in Europe...

Slonaker

[old Rusty C10]

if the shoes are soaked in oil they are toast they need replacement

[benoit454]

LOL good point for sure on europe LOl my bad.

LOl do they got an autozone or adance over there? ask em if they'll ship overseas lol.

sorry about missing that piece of info.

[GmtGmt]

Originally Posted by benoit454

LOL good point for sure on europe LOl my bad.

LOl do they got an autozone or adance over there? ask em if they'll ship overseas lol.

sorry about missing that piece of info.

yeap dealing with US trucks can be a pain there are Specialists that only deal in US cars and trucks but they think the parts are there own weight worth in gold

No Autozone or Advanced and thank god for that, from the all the stuff i have heard about staff there dosent know anything beyond the computer and cant think for them self and house brand sold as the good stuff
if it happend here someone would get there butt kicked into the next millennium

i buy most of the parts i need from Rockauto
i found some RAYBESTOS shoes that has price i can live with and im going to place a larger order there soon anyways

[79gmcc15]

Hmm if its cheaper for me to send it to you then for a company I would do it. If you don't mind doing the number crunching, ill go to the auto store and ship them off. Pm me it interests you. I can't see me buying them and shipping it to you would cost as much as you posted. Let me know!

[GmtGmt]

Originally Posted by 79gmcc15

Hmm if its cheaper for me to send it to you then for a company I would do it. If you don't mind doing the number crunching, ill go to the auto store and ship them off. Pm me it interests you. I can't see me buying them and shipping it to you would cost as much as you posted. Let me know!

Thanks i would have to think of that

[glock35ipsc]

Send them as a "gift". Should cut way down on VAT and such.

[tucsonjwt]

Just a note about your oil leak. I have an 83 C20 3/4 ton and had differential oil contaminate my big rear brake shoes. I had new "wheel seals" installed (I call them axle seals) and the seals leaked a few months later. The first time the leak was not too bad, the second time it was massive, and I needed to replace those expensive rear shoes. The leak was caused by defective GM wheel seals. If you search the internet, you will find even late model floating axles on GM trucks with leaking seals. GM has since come out with a new 2 piece seal (works like a bearing with an inner and outer race), rather than the 1 piece rubber seal they have traditionally used. This fixed the leak problem. I don't know if your Dana 70 is a floating axle, but I would look into fixing the leak first - and get the new 2 piece style seal if you have a floating axle. All seemed to agree that soaked shoes could not be cleaned effectively - in my case, I found out because I had no brakes at all when trying to stop.

[GmtGmt]

what a floating axle? lol

[LONGHAIR]

A "full floating" axle is different from the typical "semi floating" axle that is found in rear wheel drive cars. The axle itself slides into the housing and bolts onto the hub. The axle does not support the weight, it merely provides the drive to the wheels.

A "semi floating" axle generally has an integral flange that the drum slips onto and then the wheel over that. The axle holds the weight of the truck. If the axle where to break out near the wheel end, the wheel would fall off.

[GmtGmt]

Well then mine is a full floating Axle

[tucsonjwt]

So, get the two piece wheel seal, if you have not already done so.
Here is one of many discussions on the web concerning the two piece rear wheel seal. I can't validate the GM part number (note the part number superseded below - GMPD shows them at $14.74 ea) , but you should research your model year truck on the web to be sure. The discussions seem to indicate that a lot of years (old and new) floating axles can use this two piece seal.

The factory seal you want to use is the factory two piece seal that the truck is originally equipped with.. GM p/n 15007008. Do not use an aftermarket seal as they are a standard one piece seal and won't last on the machined surface that GM left on the axle tube where the seal rides.

When you remove the hub, look on the axle tube where the seal rides VERY CLOSELY as like I mentioned the GM seal is a two piece design and the outer section actually spins in the inner section (doesn't spin on the actual axle tube). So it being a two piece design, the inner part will usually still be on the tube. Make sure you remove the inner part of the seal from the axle tube as it usually stays on the axle tube when you remove the hub.

If you don't realize it, or don't know it's a two piece seal arrangement and you reinstall the hub with the new seal, it won't go all the way on since the inner piece of the original seal may still be stuck on the axle tube, damaging the new seal as soon as you push the hub on.
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B&B, I had my brother check that # and it has been superseded by p/n 15823962. I am going to get them next week for 23.68 a piece.
Thanks for the #.

http://www.plowsite.com/showthread.php?p=495341

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by 79gmcc15

Hmm if its cheaper for me to send it to you then for a company I would do it. If you don't mind doing the number crunching, ill go to the auto store and ship them off. Pm me it interests you.....

Dude that is a very generous offer. We don't have a reputation points system anymore, but I will give you some phantom rep points for that act of kindness....

[junkyardjohn]

Originally Posted by 79gmcc15

Hmm if its cheaper for me to send it to you then for a company I would do it. If you don't mind doing the number crunching, ill go to the auto store and ship them off. Pm me it interests you. I can't see me buying them and shipping it to you would cost as much as you posted. Let me know!

KINDA MAKES ME PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF A GROUP THATS THAT THOUGHTFUL. KUDOS TO YOU SIR. JOHN