944 rear e-brake shoes

[Soul]

Originally Posted by pantswagen

why not get your originals re-lined
5 bucks do it yoursely

Can you please expound how you can DIY for $5.00? Any explanation would be greatly appreciated.

I'm leaning towards grinding the metal portion of the Beetle shoe to match the shape of the 944 shoe, since all the other mounting tabs/locations are the same. I just haven't gotten around to trying it out yet. I'll let you know how it turns out once I've completed it.

[Typ Vier]

Paid NZ$ 55 @ BNT for aftermarket New! Brake shoes. Should be around USD 30, is it really worth the time modifying something that may not work properly???

[Soul]

Originally Posted by Typ Vier

Paid NZ$ 55 @ BNT for aftermarket New! Brake shoes. Should be around USD 30, is it really worth the time modifying something that may not work properly???

It would only take a few minutes with the grinder to replicate the shape. Plus I have a few old VW shoes laying around. If it worked out I could always duplicate the shape to a new set of shoes that I have. I can get the BMW shoes for $34.99 from www.rockauto.com, but if all it takes is to remove a little metal to get the VW shoes to work, that $34.99 can go towards other stuff...like beer! :haveadrin

[NO_H2O]

Originally Posted by Soul

Can you please expound how you can DIY for $5.00? Any explanation would be greatly appreciated.

I'm leaning towards grinding the metal portion of the Beetle shoe to match the shape of the 944 shoe, since all the other mounting tabs/locations are the same. I just haven't gotten around to trying it out yet. I'll let you know how it turns out once I've completed it.

If you can find the pad material you can brad rivet it onto the shoes you have. The last time I did that was on a private aircraft as the "practical" test for my A&P license. It was a cheap eazy way to do it.