Neil wrote:
>
> Thanks to everyone for the excellent advice that's been given regarding
our
> situation. We're definitely going to get the car fixed or else just park
it.
> But now there's a slight situation.
Don't know what advice was given - This looks like a new thread
>
> I talked to the shop that gave the quote, and it was $130, not $110,
which
> is fine. Only thing is, I asked him what would be replaced. He said the
> wheel cylinders. I asked about the brake shoes, and he said that they
just
> have a little brake fluid on them, so he would just clean them off. I
asked,
> "What if they're soaked in brake fluid?" And he said that he would still
> just clean them off. As long as they're not falling apart, he said, they
> should be fine.
>
> Does that sound right to you? Leave the brake shoes and just clean them
off?
If you pay for new shoes I would think they would be happy to replace. I
would guess that it will be OK because the guy probably doesn't want you
to crash into the tree across the road as you are leaving the shop. Brake
fluid can be cleaned off pads.
Or he may just be getting you in the door and he intends to tell you you
will need new pads no matter what they look like once he has the car in
the shop Get an additional quote for the pads before you start. If he
stutters when you ask that go elsewhere.
-jim
>
> I took the car in this morning to another place to get a second opinion.
He
> was going to give me a free brake inspection for the rear brakes. But
then,
> when he got to it, he said that the rear drum had bearings, and he would
> have to repack the bearings, which would be a half hour of labor, and
would
> have to charge me for that. So he didn't take the drum off. But, he said
> that he saw brake fluid leaking out of the drum which, he said,
indicated
> that brake fluid was definitely in the drum, and, therefore, on the
shoes.
> (Since that was all I needed to know, I didn't need for him to take the
drum
> off.)
>
> So, if there's so much brake fluid in the drum that it's leaking out the
> other side, there must be a fair amount of fluid on the shoes. Would
just
> cleaning the shoes be enough?
>
> Thanks!
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