Re: Brake Linings

Posted by Marty or Marston On 2018/10/9 13:46:50

I've used low and they still over heat on short grades where I feel it should be a problem. The last time was on a series of short down hill grade. I was barley able to stop the car before starting down the last grade. I got down to 3 mph and put the car in reverse to stop in time to the them cool down.

Mal the lovely '55 Caribbean you refer to is not mine. It is the wife's car. She informed me a year and a half ago that when she paid the house off she was going to buy a '55 or '56. House was paid for June 2017 and the car was hers less than 2 months later. We bought it at an auction in Limerock CT. Because there was a torrential rain storm the day of the auction we got it at a good price. I'm guessing that we got it for less than 15 to 20K less than what it is worth. She lets me drive it and of course she lets me maintain and work on (LO).

After discussing with Porterfield Brakes, I'm going to go with them. I'll wait until after Christmas during our rainy season before doing the job. They are ~75 miles from home and have a 10 day turnaround. I plan on replacing the brake fluid and will use either DOT 4 or 5.1.