brake cleaner

[Donald]

Can one spray brake cleaner on used brake shoes that will be reused?

I pulled the rear rotors on my Jeep and the whole ebrake area is covered in black dust, etc. The shoes will not be replaced.

Can I spray with brake cleaner. Some will obviously get on the shoes. What happens if I spray brake cleaner on some grease and it dissolves it but runs onto the shoe?

Maybe let sleeping dogs lie. It is the ebrake.

 

[redhat]

If some dissolved grease does run on the shoes I would just spray the shoes again with some brake cleaner. I don't see any problems or harm in this.

 

[simplistic]

That will not hurt anything. It's common practice to do that at most shops. What hurts any brake pad/shoe is when the friction material is soaked/saturated with oil/grease.

Brake cleaner is just that a cleaner. You'll be fine with what you plan on doing. Make sure to relube all contact points and adjusters with brake high temp brake grease.

 

[EricF]

if the brake linings are contaminated, like if they were soaked with grease/oil, brake spray won't get that stuff out.
But just surface stuff like dust, hand prints, definetely use brake spray and let it dry for a few minutes then install.

 

[Donald]

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[tomcat27]

cool picture. clean em and reuse them. especially since they are only the eBrake. same advice on regular shoes tho too

 

[Donald]

Originally Posted By: tomcat27
cool picture. clean em and reuse them. especially since they are only the eBrake. same advice on regular shoes tho too


What happens if I do nothing? There really is not any grease on the shoe lining.

I only use the ebrake just before inspection time to make sure it works.

 

[Gabe]

I would clean it up - that is what brake cleaner is for.

Was your oil seal leaking??

 

[JHZR2]

Can you use compressed air? While brake linings are probably fairly tough, I'd be worried about solvents weakening them.

Regardless be careful to wear a mask and not breathe the dust.

 

[Smoky14]

I'd ask myself what is the "right" way to do it and proceed thusly.
YMMV

 

[charbaby]

Originally Posted By: Donald
Can one spray brake cleaner on used brake shoes that will be reused?

I pulled the rear rotors on my Jeep and the whole ebrake area is covered in black dust, etc. The shoes will not be replaced.

Can I spray with brake cleaner. Some will obviously get on the shoes. What happens if I spray brake cleaner on some grease and it dissolves it but runs onto the shoe?

Maybe let sleeping dogs lie. It is the ebrake.


Indeed! This is how I do it

On all brakes in fact!

 

[Donald]

Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Can you use compressed air? While brake linings are probably fairly tough, I'd be worried about solvents weakening them.

Regardless be careful to wear a mask and not breathe the dust.


Its outside, so I can hit it with compressed air.

 

[simplistic]

only wants to inhale a [censored] ton of brake dust (not a good idea). Use the cleaner and call it a day.

 

[Ken2]

Brake cleaner is actually to get oil & grease off the metal parts. It won't do much harm nor much good on friction materials. OK to get dirty fingerprints off the pads, not OK to try to get soaked in brake fluid, oil, grease out of the pads--they're junk now.