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Re: [T3] '63 Squareback brake problem


>
> As far as matching shoes goes, I often just replace 2 shoes in the rear,
> since the shoes are getting hard to find. But I generally move the trailing
> shoe on each side to the leading position and put a pair of new shoes in the
> trailing position. Doing this just about doubles my shoe lifetime.

My Dad used to do that too, but he did it for pure ecomonics back in the
60's, he just couldn't bring himself to spend more money than was
absolutely required to keep the car going. We would go to the VW dealer,
and they would actually sell us a half set of shoes, fully expecting
another customer to come in later for the other half, or they would use
the other half in the shop just on a customer's car.

When I took over the car, I was even cheaper. I rotated the shoes to keep
from having to buy any at all until I finally got a full time job.

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Nathan
'62 Notch
'57 Bug
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