Recent content by DickieFix

I see the friction pads as working exactly the same way as the brakes on a car - a friction material against steel - and in the 40 years plus I've been servicing my own cars, I've always deglazed both the brake drums and the shoes or pads whenever I've noticed them in this state. I was...

The Alko stabiliser fitted to our van has given us sterling service for many years and while I've always checked that a nice amount of 'green' was showing on the hitch handle when hitching up, I've never actually removed the pads for a visual inspection. But because of this thread, I thought...