When braking I recently suffered a loud "banking" noise from the front brakes, this got worse to the extent that the car was pulling sharply to the left.
On examination I found that the brake linings were heavily contaminated, so I removed the hubs and shoes and on stripping the hubs found that they were full of runny goo which was probably once grease.
I'm replacing all the bearings with sealed units and fitting a modern oil seal and I've replaced the brake linings.
Question is do I need to do anything to the linings before finally fitting to the car?
I've seen pictures of the hubs being lined with sandpaper so that the linings can be bedded In! Also do I remove the felt washer plate when fitting the modern seal?
Or do I just refit all the parts and see how my brakes perform.
All advice and suggestion more than welcome.
On examination I found that the brake linings were heavily contaminated, so I removed the hubs and shoes and on stripping the hubs found that they were full of runny goo which was probably once grease.
I'm replacing all the bearings with sealed units and fitting a modern oil seal and I've replaced the brake linings.
Question is do I need to do anything to the linings before finally fitting to the car?
I've seen pictures of the hubs being lined with sandpaper so that the linings can be bedded In! Also do I remove the felt washer plate when fitting the modern seal?
Or do I just refit all the parts and see how my brakes perform.
All advice and suggestion more than welcome.