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Originally Posted by pavel
me.guevara: sorry to hear of your plight but I guess you've learned your lesson with rebuilt brake pads/shoes... Recently I was rebuilding the brakes on a Dana 60 axle and wanted relined brake shoes. Was told that fewer and fewer shops will do this kind of work for liability reasons. In the end got a reputable set from back east that turned out to be brand new but still cheap ($30 and no core charge). When it comes to brakes, steering, suspension, wait if you have to but buy only quality components.
I don't understand where the holes in your rear pads went if the "shop" only replaced the friction material.... Sounds more like they gave you completely wrong pads. Who are these guys anyway!!? Is there noone else available for you to patronize?
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I totally agree with you, especially on the safety components. Unfortunatelly, the mech self-motivated on the pad reman (he didn't call me to check if that's what I wanted, and I just noticed that they'd done it improperly. As soon as I can, I'm going for DBA rotors and kevlar pads - I'll change them myself!
I hear you on changing shops, but I've already changed 3 times - there aren't that many high-end shops here (Santa Cruz has about 1.5 mm inhabitants in a country -Bolivia- of 9 mm), I just don't have that many options.
That's exactly the reason that brought me to LRO in the first place...
Thanks for the moral support.
