| Bob Cropsey |
Mon May 20, 2013 1:57 pm |
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I have a 1950 Standard Split Window Beetle with Cable Brakes. New shoes are impossable to find so I wanted to get mine relined and the drums cut. I had them done by a place in Indiana called ( Brake Materials & Parts ) The people there are super nice and they treat you like you are a million dollar company with a fleet of cars. Email is fine they respond quick.
I had all 4 drums cut, I had all my cable style brake shoes relined, and asked for option #4 where they fit the shoes once relined by altering the brake material that they fit the drums, so they make 100% contact. How many times you take off your drums to see the shoes only make contact in a few places.
They did the job and had my order on it's way back to me in 4 days from the day they recieved them. I sent the drums and shoes to them using the Large priority Boxes at the post office. They all fit into 2 boxes.
They do any kind of brakes. I will never deal with anyone else again. 8) This is their website. www.BrakeMaterialsAndParts.webs.com
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| nlorntson |
Mon May 20, 2013 7:34 pm |
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Bob Cropsey wrote: I have a 1950 Standard Split Window Beetle with Cable Brakes. New shoes are impossable to find so I wanted to get mine relined and the drums cut. I had them done by a place in Indiana called ( Brake Materials & Parts ) The people there are super nice and they treat you like you are a million dollar company with a fleet of cars. Email is fine they respond quick.
I had all 4 drums cut, I had all my cable style brake shoes relined, and asked for option #4 where they fit the shoes once relined by altering the brake material that they fit the drums, so they make 100% contact. How many times you take off your drums to see the shoes only make contact in a few places.
They did the job and had my order on it's way back to me in 4 days from the day they recieved them. I sent the drums and shoes to them using the Large priority Boxes at the post office. They all fit into 2 boxes.
They do any kind of brakes. I will never deal with anyone else again. 8) This is their website. www.BrakeMaterialsAndParts.webs.com
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Good to know Bob. Thanks for sharing! |
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| BulliBill |
Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:49 am |
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Awesome info on brake relining Bob! Can you give us an idea of what to expect that job on all four brakes and drums to cost... ballpark?
Thanks!
Bill |
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| Bob Cropsey |
Fri Oct 04, 2013 12:03 pm |
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The complete price to have the 4 drums cut and for all 8 shoes relined and matched to the drums plus return shipping was $209. Plus you have to pay to send yours. The cheapest way was to go to the Post Office and get 2 of the big one price priority shipping boxes. I think they were about $16. each to send. I was able to fit 2 drums and 4 shoes in each box.
The brakes feel really nice. They were very good to deal with.
Website: www.BrakeMaterialsAndParts.webs.com
Email: [email protected]
Good Luck and Good Stopping.
Bob Cropsey
www.JerseyClassic.com :D |
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| splitjunkie |
Fri Oct 04, 2013 3:21 pm |
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| I used to work in a little VW shop in Doraville Georgia and down the street was a brake shop that did the same thing. It was a lot cheaper way back then but it was worth the extra effort. |
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| my3bugs |
Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:40 am |
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i had mine done localy for a 51 , i bought nos pads on the samba and this guy cleaned the old shoes n riveted in the new pads for 10 bucks a shoe , i thought was very reasonable , its called
L & M Friction Materials Inc in Riverside CA its just a 1 man shop that has been there for decades , took him almost 2 weeks to complete but i was in no hurry .
he didnt like the steel rivets the pads came with n used his own brass ones , they look SHARP !!!
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