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Old 03-06-2013, 12:24 AM
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Default Matco brakes

Does anyone have the part # to order brake linings handy ? Also, what is the best brake pad rivet tool to use? Would like to order w/out going to a cold hangar and looking up part #'s. the forum is so much quicker.
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Old 03-06-2013, 05:37 AM
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http://www.matcomfg.com/SwiftLineKit...v-3423-12.html
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Old 03-06-2013, 06:00 AM
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I use the standard brake rivet press available from any aviation tool supplier. I bought mine years ago from ATS and was cheap. Use it in a vice and don't get in a hurry or you will have cracked linings. Squeeze the rivet until the lining is no longer loose and you are done. I was also told you could buy sets to do this with your squeezer.
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Old 03-06-2013, 08:17 AM
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Default Check out the Swiftline service...

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Does anyone have the part # to order brake linings handy ? Also, what is the best brake pad rivet tool to use? Would like to order w/out going to a cold hangar and looking up part #'s. the forum is so much quicker.
Give Matco a call. I have a Swiftline Account (I am hard on brakes ) and if you open an account you then buy a set of relined brakes for about $70, then you send them the old cores and they will rivet new linings on for a discounted price and return them to you. From then on you always have a set of new brakes on hand ready to use for a reduced price and postage.

The correct link is in Oren's post 2 above.

No need to buy the riveting tool, and the work is done right, at the factory.

Tony
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Old 12-04-2015, 12:56 PM
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Default Lining & Rivets

FYI: the RV12 brake linings (M66-106) require the long rivets. 12 rivets and 4 linings for a complete brake relining.

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Old 12-04-2015, 01:13 PM
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Thumbs up Squeezer dies

Cleveland has the dies for the Brake rivets:
http://www.cleavelandtool.com/mobile.../#.VmHzbl9HbCQ

I use them, they work great.
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Old 12-04-2015, 03:42 PM
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I have a Swiftline Account (I am hard on brakes ) and if you open an account you then buy a set of relined brakes for about $70, then you send them the old cores and they will rivet new linings on for a discounted price and return them to you. From then on you always have a set of new brakes on hand ready to use for a reduced price and postage.
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Ditto - its the way to go and you avoid buying the brake tool!
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Old 12-05-2015, 08:52 PM
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Default Long and short rivets

The brake pad sets I got from Matco have both long and short rivets. Inspect your pads closely before riveting them-- it's easy to use a long rivet where a short one should go. Apparently Matco expects this-- they give you extra ones of each size. It's easy once you do it and a LOT cheaper.

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Old 12-05-2015, 10:30 PM
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Default Vans?

Why not order them online from Van's?
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Old 12-06-2015, 06:38 AM
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Ditto - its the way to go and you avoid buying the brake tool!
The tool is $36.50 at Spruce. Pays for itself the first time you use it.
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