Goodyear brakes grabbing

[MikeB]

I had the same thought other than they are pretty thin to begin with. I was looking at the GY disks for my L16. One is almost perfect and the other has some sizeable rusty spots on it. Seems you should be able to jig them up in a lathe and trim a few thousands off without hurting anything if it's done very carefully and just enough to square things up. Although, I'd like to try it on a scrap one first. Kid brother is a machinist and has my lathe anyway. I should run it by him once and see what he thinks.

Mike

[colie85857]

quick 46, did you take care of your brake problem with new discs?

[Classicaero]

Why couldn't you true up a disc on the lathe? Hell, if that was the fix and I had the equipment, I'd sure do it.

nkh

When done, the disk is too thin for use due to heat and other clearances. Classic Aero has the disks and other parts in stock. 480-650-0883

[gusc]

The brake pads wear often unevenly. I used to reverse them even though the other side had a dimple and some printing. Always worked for me.

It is simple to try.

It would appear to me that one could somehow straighten a slightly warped disc since it is just a flat piece of metal.

I have some extra clips from my Stinson but they may not be the correct size. I'll let anyone in need have some of them for a reasonable price. However, I would rather trade them for something useful for a Champ.

The new type like mine have a hole for a small button which holds the clip in place. In my case I had to drill holes in the wheel disc retainer but they worked great. No more lost clips.