ericlb said: (quoted from post at 21:33:36 05/07/10) i do my own truck brakes, with air brakes, there are more than 2 kinds, take the truck apart and take 1 of each of its shoes into napa with you, also get new drums, on a big truck using old drums with new shoes will result in less than satisfactory brake performance under a load, as the new shoe will not contact the drum all the way across due to the old shoes and drums having developed a wear pattern, do not try to have the drums turned, they will overheat and possibly fracture when they get hot if you do, the usual rules of thumb for cars and light truck brakes do not apply to air brakes on big trucks, been there, done that, luckily im around to tell the story
Brake shoes are available with over size pads to compensate for turning the drums. As long as the drums can be turned and are in serviceable condition, the use of proper shoes when give as good of performance as all new parts.
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