Originally Posted by
Pops1959
... My problem is with wheel removal. ..after releasing the V brake, and the quick release on the axel, the wheel drops a bit and the tire ...binds against the brake shoes. I can pop the wheel with the palm of my hand and force it through the brake shoes, but I fear that doing such too often will compromise the integrity of the brake shoe itself...
Don't worry about
that. Brake pads needs to be quite sturdy to hold up to the forces generated during braking.
Remember that you can endo a bike by braking too hard. Squeezing a tire past isn't going to worry them structurally.
What it MIGHT do however, is to upset their alignment.
This MIGHT cause the brake pad to gouge the tire sidewall when installed, which can cause all kinds of nasties. Blow outs, brake pad getting snagged leading to endo AND blow out. Pad dropping too low and wedging against rim....