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nannerz
10-08-2006, 09:05 PM
The dealer's service guy told me he thought that the drum brake shoes for the 75c were the same as you could find in the local auto parts store. Does anyone know if this is true, or am I stuck having to buy BMW's outrageously expensive version?

:dunno
jdiaz
10-09-2006, 06:52 AM
The first set of BMW pads lasted 20 years, right? So they really aren't that expensive when you think of it that way. :laugh
cjack
10-09-2006, 07:42 AM
The dealer's service guy told me he thought that the drum brake shoes for the 75c were the same as you could find in the local auto parts store. Does anyone know if this is true, or am I stuck having to buy BMW's outrageously expensive version?

:dunno

We had a guy wear out his brake drum on a K75 once. The drum comes with the wheel. Now that's a piece of change...
nannerz
10-09-2006, 02:22 PM
The first set of BMW pads lasted 20 years, right? So they really aren't that expensive when you think of it that way.
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True....Though I'm pretty sure they should have been swapped out YEARS ago judging from the mess I found in there. ;)



We had a guy wear out his brake drum on a K75 once. The drum comes with the wheel. Now that's a piece of change...

God forbid! Stupid question, probably, but how would you know??? :confused:
cjack
10-09-2006, 04:30 PM
[QUOTE=nannerz
God forbid! Stupid question, probably, but how would you know??? :confused:[/QUOTE]

I forget what it looked like...aluminum wheel with a steel insert...insert worn thru I guess. Anyway there wasn't any doubt about needing a new wheel to go with the new shoes.