Excuse me WTF

"DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever" (eg6) 05/05/2019 at 19:56 • Filed to: None

1

7

Finally got a chance to check out what went wrong on the Accent. I’m guessing this stuff is just brake dust that clumped up when it got soaked by brake fluid?

So stupid question time. I know the ones on the side with the leak need to be replaced, since they’re soaked in brake fluid, but on the other side, could I get away with just replacing the wheel cylinder and leaving the shoes in place? That side seems fine, but I figured I should replace the wheel cylinder on it just to be safe.

jimz > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 05/05/2019 at 20:10

3

yep, typical “furry” wheel cylinder.

AFAIK you’ll get shoes in a kit with all four, so might as well do the other side while you’re at it. 

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > jimz 05/05/2019 at 20:25

2

Yeah, I saw that as I was looking at parts on rock auto. It’s kind of scary how cheap shoes are. Even the one’s from reputable brands were less than $15 . Although I’ll take it over paying $30 at autozone for equivalent or worse stuff . Now I see why manufactures still use drum brakes in some cars, they’re absolutely cheap as fuck . Wheel cylinders are like ten buck compared to $200 for a re-man caliper. 

PS9 > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 05/05/2019 at 20:50

2

They are cheap, but make no mistake; they are just as reliable as every other kind of brake system . It would be a giant liability for the brake shoe manufacturer if they couldn’t be designed to work. They’re cheap because of how many cars need the shoes, not because they are less safe than a more expensive/newer brake design like carbon fiber or something.

dogisbadob > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 05/05/2019 at 22:31

1

Looks like a brillo mouse!

dogisbadob > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 05/05/2019 at 22:32

0

The Auto7 shoes are reboxed OEM shoes

haveacarortwoorthree2 > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 05/05/2019 at 22:59

1

I know what it is

Old-Busted-Hotness > PS9 05/06/2019 at 06:15

1

Not only that, but they have less drag than discs. When not engaged, there’s no contact between the shoes and drum. A small amount of drag saved makes for marginally better mpg.