Erndog Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 :confused: After not having luck finding new brake shoes for my son's 1940 Oldsmobile, I bought a full set of brake shoe linings. I know that when I was young you could get your brake shoes relined just about anywhere. However, since buying these, I have discovered that is no longer the case. While I can find the occasional person many states away that I can send them to to be done, usually at great cost, I would like to find someone closer and more reasonable. Does anybody know of anyone in SE Virginia who still relines brakes? If not, where can I learn how to do it myself?Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary Hearn Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 You need to contact Jeff Duty at Automotive Manufacturers here in Richmond. He has done brake shoes, disk brakes for tractors, relined clutches and rebuilt starters, generators, water pumps and carburetors for me over the years. I believe he still picks up work from various parts houses in the state and delivers the finished product back to its point of origin. He can be reached at 804-321-6861 during business hours. You can tell him I sent you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Thank you very much! I will be gone for a week, but I will contact him as soon as I return! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Instead of searching for brake shops to do this type of work, look for the heading "Friction Materials" you will find the shops that still do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary Hearn Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) As an alternative, I have a couple of old riveting machines. You are free to use them! Edited August 14, 2009 by Gary Hearn Spelling (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 :DGary,Thank you very much for the offer! However, I just got off the phone with Mr. Duty (didn't wait till I got back). He says he will sandblast the old shoes, drill linings (mine are glue-on and he only does riveted, which I like better anyway), and install them, no problem. All eight sets for approximately $45 total!! And he is only about 40 minutes away.Thank you so much for the lead! :DErnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest broker bob Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 :confused: After not having luck finding new brake shoes for my son's 1940 Oldsmobile, I bought a full set of brake shoe linings. I know that when I was young you could get your brake shoes relined just about anywhere. However, since buying these, I have discovered that is no longer the case. While I can find the occasional person many states away that I can send them to to be done, usually at great cost, I would like to find someone closer and more reasonable. Does anybody know of anyone in SE Virginia who still relines brakes? If not, where can I learn how to do it myself?Thanks in advance.E mail me there is a place here in NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Got the brakes relined by Jeff Duty at Automotive Manufacturers in Richmond, VA. Dropped them off Tuesday night. No work order, just a scribbled note in an old notebook. Picked them up Friday morning. Couldn't get there Thursday when they were done. Nice shop! Dark and dirty, right out of the 40's. I like it!!I supplied the linings, bought off eBay, and they did the rest. Someone had bonded incorrect lining onto the shoes. They were all the same length, which is incorrect. They blasted the shoes, drilled the linings for rivets, and properly installed them.$50 out the door.See before and after pictures. I wish I had taken better before pictures. They were truly ugly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary Hearn Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Ernie,I will be seeing Jeff next week and will let him know that you are a happy customer! He has been doing work for me for 20+ years and I have hauled a couple of the tractors that adorn the lot back for him. While you might not guess it, Jeff has over 750 skydiving jumps.Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 Cool. I work with the Sky Queen. She once held the women's world's record at 2000 jumps (years ago) and probably still holds it.I can't say enough about Jeff's work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 Well, that last post was way out of date! Here is a picture of the celebratory jump comemorating her 15,000th jump. I think it was a couple of years ago.VividViews.com ~ Skydiving Events ~ 2005 ~ Carol Clay Big-Ways ~ D70_1824 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary Hearn Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I see she jumps from West Point, she is lucky she was not on that plane that crashed several years ago. I think Jeff does a lot of his jumping from Louisa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 True, but she knew just about all of them. I think she had actually planned to go, but something came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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