Fast way to get brake pads off of the backing plates.
 

I’m doing a brake re-line job on a set of brakes that will be going on my 71. Rather than soaking the pads as Matt did in this write up (http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=1308) or grinding them as others have done I heated the backing plates up with my cutting torch, the old pad material fell off in a couple minutes. Just make sure you have plenty of ventilation this stuff is toxic.

Now that is a HOT idea!! :bigeyes:

Smokin HOT LOL:biggrin2:

Sounds like a great idea, I'd be curious to know if the heat would weaken the metal to where it could crack upon applying pressure. I know it's not a ton of pressure but if it were to crack it would cause problems stopping, particularly going down hill such as in my yard..Thoughts??

Runaway tractor...JUMP!!!

Earl
Doubt that it will weaken the backing plate. I’ve done the same thing to remove pad material from race car brakes in order the use the backing plates as spacers between the calipers and pads that were ½ worn. Never had a problem. You don’t need to get them all that hot in order for the glue to break down.

Lew you’re a riot. I can see you with a parachute or an anchor. :biggrin2:

That will have no ill effect whatsoever unless you throw it in a bucket of water when it's red hot.

You know I was just thinking about how to fab up some missing break linkages but I like this better. Just tie it to the hitch and toss it off your lap when you want to stop :biggrin2:

Took a pic of the backing plate with the removed brake material for you guys:beerchug:

I got my brake pad material from McMaster yesterday. I bought the 1.5” wide material because I’m lazy and didn’t want to have to make an extra cut. Part number is 6175K813 and it is 4’ long so I have enough left over to do another set of pads. Cost was $24.79 delivered. Cut the pads on my chop saw. This stuff cuts like butter with the saw. I did make the pads a bit larger than what came off the backing plates.

Well done Sam, you should have some stopping power now:beerchug:

Great job, Sam!

This the chop saw I used to cut the pad material at an angle on each end just so that I would maximize the contact area on the disk. Probably overkill.

Cleaned up the surface of the backing plates with a belt sander and then cleaned the surfaces to be glued together with lacquer thinner. Then I put a strip of freezer tape on the back side of the backing plate and one side of the pad so that they would not stick together.

I did 2 pads at a time. Mixed up the epoxy and put it on the pads. Next I put them in a vise and set them in front of a heater to cure. After curing I removed the tape and cleaned up the glue that had been squeezed out. A little touch up on the edges with the grinder and they are ready for paint.

Looks good Sam!

What Mike said!

I think that happens a lot for you!:biggrin2:

and your first clue would be? LOL :biggrin2: