944 E brake shoe movement

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Originally Posted by Skeeter

The discs were second hand and the drum part was badly scored .in fact i went to a local breaker and most of his were the same which covinced me that it was either a problamatic design or an area which is frequently negelected on servicing.I will check some prices at GSF .

Personally, I never buy s/h discs because the hassle they generate isn't worth it. By the time you factor in sourcing them, refurbing them and then having the sort of tolerence difficulties you experienced, plus they need to be from the same casting batch set to ensure the braking is even across the axle it is cheaper and more convenient to get new ones. I used to swap around drums in my youth and then wondered why I got inconsistant braking across the axle until I noticed significant casting colours/textures/ease of rusting between them. As soon as I had two sets that looked the same I noticed that the braking was more balanced.

Originally Posted by al_kaholik

Would be interested if we could find out the definitive years for the 5 series shoes. It was something I heard a while back, but have never got around to buying any, just mocking the whole lot up with my old knackered shoes.

Al/Skeeter, I'm 90% positive that they were from a mid/late '90s 5 Series BMW - something like a 525 or 535i. I will check the build file to see if I retained the receipt. I just went into the local store with an old shoe, said it was off a 5 series (I thought) and the first box they came back with contained the right ones.

As an aside I did the same for my car trailer brakes that were £72 per axle set (I nneded 2 sets)!! I checked with my local factor who said he thought they were Moggy 1000 and directed me to the local historic/specialist brake supplier who sold me a Mintex set for £18 per axle. Having ground a little notch they fitted perfectly. Moral - I bet the manufacturers of these specialist vehicles use mundane standard products, label it their own and charge a fortune, it just takes a little tracking down.

Clive