Cracked Brake Shoes

I noticed some hairline cracks in my drum brake shoe on my Honda Civic. Are
these an immediate concern or is it OK to wait and see if they get worse?
No chunks were missing and it was only the leading shoe on one side (still
have to check the other side). The shoes have less than 12K miles on them.

Thanks,
Ray

"WaterWatcher" > wrote in message
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>I noticed some hairline cracks in my drum brake shoe on my Honda Civic.
>Are these an immediate concern or is it OK to wait and see if they get
>worse? No chunks were missing and it was only the leading shoe on one side
>(still have to check the other side). The shoes have less than 12K miles on
>them.
>
> Thanks,
> Ray
>

Most likely will get worse with use. At 12K miles are they worn thin?

Brian

Not immediately a problem, but keep watching them. That cracking is
what precedes the pieces chunking off. I think I'd just drive it a bit
more for experimentation and have a set of high quality shoes to change
into next time you look.
I'm assuming the wear seems normal and the parking brake and self
adjusters are working right. It could well be that shoe is being
adjusted too tight and is overheating. maybe someone drove around with
the parking brake engaged.

"el Diablo" > wrote in message
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> "WaterWatcher" > wrote in message
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>>I noticed some hairline cracks in my drum brake shoe on my Honda Civic.
>>Are these an immediate concern or is it OK to wait and see if they get
>>worse? No chunks were missing and it was only the leading shoe on one side
>>(still have to check the other side). The shoes have less than 12K miles
>>on them.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ray
>>
>
> Most likely will get worse with use. At 12K miles are they worn thin?
>
> Brian
No, there is plenty of material left on the shoes. No obvious signs of
overheating either. I took the whole assembly apart, cleaned and greased
where needed, and reassembled. Brake cylinder had a slight leak, so I
rebuilt that. Guess I'll just wait and see.

Ray

WaterWatcher wrote:
> "el Diablo" > wrote in message
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> >
> > "WaterWatcher" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>I noticed some hairline cracks in my drum brake shoe on my Honda
Civic.
> >>Are these an immediate concern or is it OK to wait and see if they
get
> >>worse? No chunks were missing and it was only the leading shoe on
one side
> >>(still have to check the other side). The shoes have less than 12K
miles
> >>on them.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Ray
> >>
> >
> > Most likely will get worse with use. At 12K miles are they worn
thin?
> >
> > Brian
> No, there is plenty of material left on the shoes. No obvious signs
of
> overheating either. I took the whole assembly apart, cleaned and
greased
> where needed, and reassembled. Brake cylinder had a slight leak, so I

> rebuilt that. Guess I'll just wait and see.
>
> Ray

I cut the drum of my neighbor's Isuzu the other day as he was doing a
brake job. The replacement drum was from Japan and looked good. The
bearings and shoes were from China and they looked good until I noticed
that the linings were glued on cockeyed by 3/16 of an inch on a 1.25"
shoe. Quality is not what it used to be. There are hidden, latent
defects. You're on top of it so you won't get surprizsed.