They don’t look much like shoes. Shoes for walking are flat, brake shoes are curved. So why do most folks still call them “shoes”?

[image] bing: been about 30 years having any brake shoes. Yes, but you don’t have a 50 year-old vehicle as your daily driver, nor do all other members of the forum… except for one person.

Mike thought it was a regional thing to call shoes pads is all. Not that it matters but I ordered new brake shoes from jc Whitney for my 60 Morris. When I got them, they were just the liners that had to be riveted to the shoes. Even in 1966 nobody riveted liners to shoes. I just included them wi…

[image] bing: Mike thought it was a regional thing to call shoes pads is all I guess I am hard of hearing also . I read your post that you were calling pads shoes .

What can I say except I’ll try to be more clear in the future.

Eh, I’m having my wingtips repadded🤪

Wingtips? Still got them? And who in the world is still in business to repaid them? Everyone retired years ago around here.

[image] bing: Even in 1966 nobody riveted liners to shoes. Yes they did. The most reputable brake shop where I lived in 66 had rolls of liners, in different widths. The mechanic would run a liner into a shearing press and cut to length, then take the cut pad to a punch press and punch in th…

Why were the 1st Saturn’s called, a Coupe = SC1-2, the Wagon = SW 1-2 and then the Sedan = SL 1-2?? Of course 1=SOHC & 2=DOHC and the S=Saturn SC&SW makes total sense, but SL for Sedan? L=Long maybe?? lol

My theory: One of the first car’s was German Karl Benz’s Motorwagon, invented in 1866 1886. Benz intended to manufacture & sell his car to the public. He became depressed b/c nobody would buy it, thinking the car a neat idea presumably, but otherwise impractical. Road conditions and few fuel s…

On my 62 Falcon station wagon a rear wheel cylinder sprung a leak and saturated the shoes with brake fluid. One of the glued together shoes came apart and jammed the wheel. Hitched a ride to the nearest auto parts store and bought riveted shoes.

Mini Puzzler: Why are brake shoes called "shoes"?

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MikeInNH August 24, 2024, 1:53pm 29

My 2014 has BOTH. Disc brakes for normal stopping…and then shoe brakes inside the rotor/drum for parking. As long as I don’t drive when parking brake is applied, they should last the life of the vehicle.

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Mini Puzzler: Why are brake shoes called "shoes"?

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