rear drum brakes on a car OR truck

Posted by ChrisH on September 06, 2004 at 17:30:53 from (63.190.1.173):

In Reply to: Re: Front brakes on a car posted by MattOney on September 06, 2004 at 10:36:42:

Hi Matt. If you are certain that your emergency brake wasn't hanging up when you installed your brakes, I think I know what's wrong. Your rear brake drum is worn into a "bell" shape. Not out of round, but like a bell-it's diameter is greater on the open face than the hub. When you back up and apply the brakes, that set tightens on a bias and gives the self adjuster room to adjust. If you still have your old shoes, look at them to see if the outside is worn down to steel while the inside still looks new. This happened to me on a '72 Suburban. The wife stopped with the right wheel on ice and couldn't get moving--I adjusted the overtightened adjuster and a week later-the same thing. That got my attention cause winter in Ia. is no time to do brake work in a parking lot. Hope this helps--Chris

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