RE: Foam gasket for disk brake backing plates

[Coelacanth]

I have to remove my '70 Charger's disk brake backing plates and saw there's a foam gasket there. I can't seem to find replacements on RockAuto and I don't think my old ones are salvageable. Where can I get new ones, or is there a suggestion for alternatives?

 

[gtx6970]

DMT


Detroit Muscle Technologies, LLC Mopar & AMC muscle car restoration gaskets

 

[dadsbee]

Or just make them from white packaging foam.

 

[Coelacanth]

Or just make them from white packaging foam.

I was considering that, I was wondering about it melting from heat, though.

 

[dadsbee]

The 1/16th closed cell foam. Done it for 5 cars now.. just make a paper pattern and transfer to foam. DMT's is nothing better and there's not a lot of heat at a brake cylinder. Their steering column gasket melted on my Bee in a couple of drives, yet my 50 year old original never did.

 

[Coelacanth]

The 1/16th closed cell foam. Done it for 5 cars now.. just make a paper pattern and transfer to foam. DMT's is nothing better and there's not a lot of heat at a brake cylinder. Their steering column gasket melted on my Bee in a couple of drives, yet my 50 year old original never did.

Would neoprene foam be correct?