Minimum Brake shoe thickness

are you referring to a camover?
Best regards

 

Camovers are not good!

 

I couldnt agree more, I dont wait til they wear down all the way. Wait til they get close and get rid of them. Brake jobs are easy and cheap enough to do often, and like you said if it keeps DOT from getting the creeper out thats great!

 

The wear indicator on the side of the brake shoes is what the inspectors are looking at. They are not going to measure anything. And since they have eliminated asbestos from the shoe lining material, I have found that my brake drums wear almost as much as the shoes. I replace drums about every 2nd brake job. Perception, not reality is what the inspector is all about.

 

One that lasts 365 days a year! Ewwwwwww!

 

Actually, we do measure things, many things. I have a special tool to measure tread depth. I have another to measure pushrod stroke. I even have a special tool to measure brake lining thickness, so I don't just rely on the wear indicator.

If I write you a citation, I have to be able to testify in court regarding that violation. Perception does not hold up well on the witness stand, only measurable, quantifiable "reality."

 

are you with cvsa I ve seen this before, in the new books it doesn't exist that way I tried fmvss it wouldn't search/ is there a place I can find that on something new? everything im finding is one quarter of an inch but it doesn't specify what type of shoe thank you

 

I have a question for you, have done some searching but not found the answer, I have a 24' box truck with hydraulic disc brakes, what is the minimum pad thickness for those? When new, there isn't much more than 1/4" of material.

 

I would check with manufacture or fmvss manufacture probably easier the fmcsr says 1/8 inch for air disc brakes and its vague on size I will look around good luck I didn't look far enough it says 1/16 inch for hydraulic disc