New Brake Shoes

[Pete W.]

I've noticed that Bratton's has NEW lined brake shoes. Part #2580

Has anyone had any experience with them?


Thanks for your help!

 

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Yep, most original brake shoes that are relined have issues in that the parabolic arc is incorrect or the roller track pin holes are enlarged out of specification. The new shoes correct those issues.

 

[Dave Slater]

Well worth it. Most pin holes in the shoes are well worn. Some are so bad the shoes jam up when brakes applied hard.

 

[Pete W.]

So you guys have used them and I should buy not one, but a full set?


Talked to guy at Hershey about them. Apparently the shoe construction are spot welded together so he didn't care for them. But very true, the pin holes are very warn on mine over time.

 

[chrs1961815]

The guy who helped me do my brakes uses original shoes but I can see how that can be problematic. People also used to bend shoes as a poor man's method of arcing them to the drum.

 

[jak]

Some piece of mind. Bratton's has been making this brake shoe for about 7 years. We are currently working on selling our 4th run and the 5th run is in production at this time.
in all of the years of making these shoes the defective rate on the production runs is less than .01%.

 

[David R.]

I just re-lined shoes for AA. Fortunately I had 20 shoes to pick and choose best ones. Most shoes showed little wear in pin holes. I’m sure you could weld up and re-drill worn ones if you had to.

 

[Pete W.]

Thank You to everyone who responded to my inquiry.

This forum and the people who support it has a wealth of knowledge and advice that I value.