First off,just what is wrong with yours? Are they cracked up? Missing pieces? If you are just going through the brakes,and feel they need to be done too,take a good look at them.Remember,they are PARKING brakes,and not meant to be applied until you are at a complete stop.The fastest way to destroy parking brake bands is to apply them while moving.I've seen them twisted into awful messes from people using them to stop.I have new linings,and a kick press to rivet them with,but I haven't done any for years.I soak them in a tupperware container of laquer thinner,shake it now and then,and take them out and blow them off a few times.The dirt and oil does wash out.The drum doesn't rotate on them in use,so a high rivet here and there won't bother.If they really are bad,(broken,missing sections,etc)or if you've already stripped them I would buy the cheap tool to do them with.If you do screw up and have a crooked or protruding rivet or two,don't worry about it.As I said it doesn't rotate in use,so the drum won't score.
