Thread: Brake arcing
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Old 12-18-2024, 12:58 PM   #4
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Default Re: Brake arcing

I took a piece of maple and made a sanding block to work on my 12" drums, that I used to arc the shoes on my '46 Coupe. Stick on 80 grit sandpaper worked for me.
The extra 1/16" on the radius is to compensate for the thickness of the sandpaper
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