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Old May 13th 18, 06:28 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
Michael[_23_]
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Default Ford F150 Rotor installation problem

On Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 12:14:10 AM UTC-5, Sanity Clause wrote:
> Michael wrote:
> > I took the rear driver rotor off my truck and was ready to replace it
> > when a piece of the emergency brake shoe broke off (a wood-like substance
> > that's like a shim about 1/8 or less).

>
> That's known as the brake "lining", and is usually bonded securely to
> the metal frame, and together make up the "shoe". With age and use, they
> can start to crack and come apart, sometimes just losing chunks,
> sometimes coming completely unglued from the metal part.
>
> > I'm need to travel miles tomorrow and I'm wondering if this is going to
> > screw up my brakes if I just install the rotor without replacing the shoes.
> > Thanks.
> > Mike

>
> If you have disc brakes on the rear (calipers and pads on the outside),
> and just the parking (not emergency) brake shoes on the inside, then you
> only need to worry if you rely on your parkng brake to keep the truck
> from moving unexpectedly (parking on really steep hills, or with a
> manual transmission, pretty much any hill). If you only lost a small
> chunk, don't worry about it. But if you lost the whole lining off a shoe....


Much appreciated, Sanity!
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