10-11-2017, 10:59 AM
I had this on an older car after fitting new shoes. It always happened on the first application of the brakes after the car hadn't been used for a few hours. It was particularly bad on cold, damp mornings.
I chamfered the leading edge of the shoes and continued to lengthen the chamfer to little effect.
I put it down to the removal of asbestos in the friction material and would apply the brakes as soon as it was possible to do so safely at the start of each journey, expecting them to snatch. Once they had a tiny bit of heat in them the problem wouldn't recur.
I chamfered the leading edge of the shoes and continued to lengthen the chamfer to little effect.
I put it down to the removal of asbestos in the friction material and would apply the brakes as soon as it was possible to do so safely at the start of each journey, expecting them to snatch. Once they had a tiny bit of heat in them the problem wouldn't recur.