Peo Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Dear readers, We are newbies to this and would like a little advice on something we have. We discovered a box of brake shoes in me Dad's garage , amongst many other things. Dad told us many years ago that he bought them in a WW1 sell-off event in the late 1940's . We have no idea what they are off, and nobody has been able to help us so far. Here are the details and we would appreciate any suggestions and help. There are 3 different names;- FERRODO, CAPASCO AND DURON There are 2 sizes;- 11' by 2 and five sixteenths wide and 5 and three quarters inches long by 2 and a quarter wide There are 2 types = bonded and most are riveted. We are open to sell them to anybody who might be able to use them . We would love to think that would be possible after all these years- put to good use. Look forward to hearing from you. Cheers TONY AND ALAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Tony, Alan, given the age, all these brake shoes will contain asbestos, and in fact one of the linings in your photos says as much. It's no longer legal to supply, possess for supply, or fit asbestos containing materials to vehicles; so these should really be disposed of as asbestos waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNSFOLD Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 (edited) If fitted prior to 1970 vehicle and given away i think it's not an issue. What a private guy does in his shed is down to them but a commercial company can't fit them. To find proper Asbestos linings for something like this is fantastic, wish i had a wagon to use them on, at least the brakes would work! Edited August 14, 2021 by DUNSFOLD clarify a wording Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2978/contents/made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNSFOLD Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Thanks for the update i am a bit behind the times there. Hey Ho that's the end of brakes that work without having to fit a Servo! Still nice to see old bits that have survived all these years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peo Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 Thank you for your comments and advice so far. We live and learn. Such a shame when genuine ww2 stuff comes up, but rules change TONY/ALAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peo Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Just one final question. We are still puzzled by what vehicles they are from. Thanks Alan and Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 The way I've just read that:- It is legal to use them on a vehicle prior to 1973 as long as its stated that they contain asbestos. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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