Front Drum Brakes
- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
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Front Drum Brakes
Just replaced the shoes for the first time. I am simply amazed at how simple and strong the stock system is. 2 springs?? that's it? Incredible. I took the time to really clean out the area, it was quite messy in there. Used some of that spray brake cleaner, which seems a lot like carb cleaner. Also took apart the adjusting stars and really cleaned them, as well as putting a dab of CV grease on the moving parts. It really made a difference with adjustment. It was sorta weird getting th proper leverage to pop the old shoes out, but I used the claw end of a hammer and put some ooph into it.
- Amskeptic
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Re: Front Drum Brakes
When you think they were rated to haul down 4961 lbs, absolutely. I like the drum brakes. You need to do your leg-lifts and squat thrusts, that's all.hambone wrote:Just replaced the shoes for the first time. I am simply amazed at how simple and strong the stock system is.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
- Status: Offline
- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
- Status: Offline
That's something that you don't want to fool around with, and parts are cheap. Do it soon! Especially considering no one's been in there for at least 3 years, prob more. Repack the bearings too.
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it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
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- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
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Adjusted the front brakes for the first time since last year. The adjustment stars were like butter, even after a rainy winter and many camp trips. The dab of CV moly grease seems to have helped.
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it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
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it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
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- Amskeptic
- IAC "Help Desk"
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Are we talking about the rear shoes/drums here, turk?turk wrote:I have lots of ear-splitting again after they get warmed up. WTF? I need to check them again. Just got new shoes on them too.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles