grease on TT brakes. what will happen?
I pulled my TT brake durms to inspect and repack the bearings. I was surprised to find a small amount of grease on the outside of the seal. Fortutaly there was no grease on the drum or business side o...
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Campfire Time wrote:
No, you don't need new brakes. Clean them good with Brakcleen then lightly sand the shoes with 120 grit sand paper. They will be fine.
X2 - They CAN be cleaned properly. Don't forget to thoroughly clean the drums too. Brakleen (proper spelling) and sand paper will get you down to clean shoe material. It's a falsehood that grease will penetrate deeply into brake linings and can't be removed. In my years as a mechanic, I've cleaned many sets of contaminated brakes and never had a problem after. In my experience, when a mechanic tells you otherwise, he's trying to sell you a complete brake job for hundreds of $$ instead of cleaning the mess for $50.
