Brake shoes

[Wdj]

With help from this forum I put new axle seals in the 3400 last summer. The brake shoes were oil saturated. Hosed them down with brake cleaner several times hoping they'd clean up enough to work and to run a bit to see if the leaks were fixed. Well, they don't. Before I order new shoes, does anyone know a way to clean them up? The drums have surprisingly little wear on them. I hear that the 2 inch shoes will replace the 1 1/2 inch. Is there any reason they shouldn't be used?

 

[joeysmith]

I have used heat to bring the oil out with decent success

Small torch a burnt it out
Suppose an oven would but wouldn't recommend using the one in the kitchen

 

[rustred]

soak them in a pail of gas, then use brake clean. i have cleaned up some pretty oily brakes and they worked. you cant use wider shoes unless the drums will accept them.

 

[joeysmith]

I wouldn't recommend mixing his method an mine

 

[MARK ROBKE]

I'm probably in the minority, but I would not fool around. They're brakes-just replace them. I live on a hilly farm-if my brakes don't work well, I can't operate on the hills. Mark

 

[Wdj]

I'm probably in the minority, but I would not fool around. They're brakes-just replace them. I live on a hilly farm-if my brakes don't work well, I can't operate on the hills. Mark

That's how I'm leaning. Bale a few places where I have to use the loader occasionally as an auxiliary braking device.

 

[joeysmith]

Yea that decision is on you
Just stating options if you decide to try cleaning

 

[560Dennis]

I use purple power degreaser for other parts . Boiling it in suitable pan containing 50 percent water percent purple power. I have now idea if this will work on brake shoes.

 

[a49deere]

agree, start them on fire with a torch, did this with my JD 80 clutch pad and worked decent besides the discoloration on steel backer

 

[used red MN]

Small torch a burnt it out

Small torch..? ..ha I have used a rosebud on truck brake shoes! Believe it or not a part built to withstand heat does actually that.

 

[joeysmith]

Small torch..? ..ha I have used a rosebud on truck brake shoes! Believe it or not a part built to withstand heat does actually that.

Yea use a tiger torch for all I care
Just normally used a small mapp torch cause it was handy

 

[Wdj]

Think I'm gonna get new but now I'm intrigued. So in the interest of science I'll try the torch technique just to see how it works. Thanks, I value the input.