Relining who does yours?
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technical engineer with Don, has highlighted the importance of vetting your regular brake relining specialist to ensure that the service offered is up to scratch.
The quality of replacement brake linings must be checked, as Brightmore says currently there is no legislation to cover the type of material sold in the aftermarket.
A reputable service centre will use good quality linings which are derived from an original equipment base, with all the R&D, wear characteristic and disc or drum 'kindness'
Watch for workshops which cut corners—concentrating on one quicker-wearing lining is a popular false economy. Be wary too of those which accept shoddy shoes for relining without warning of their unsuitability. A genuine specialist will implement good quality procedures such as profiling— matching the lined shoes to the drums by machining to a predetermined radius.
The consequences of brakes which operate below the minimum safety standards demanded by the Ministry are too serious to be ignored, says Don.