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They will be straight when the shoes are seated right.

Tiderfish

w()()t!!!!


I got some new shoes today. They are of lesser quality then the other ones. They already had a bit of surface rust spots, and the friction surface didn't start and stop at the same points on each matching shoe. One of the back plates was clearly different then the others in the set. Clearly they are re-manufactured.

Anyway. I got them from pepboys, for $21. Quickly came home and ripped apart the assembly, slapped on the new shoes, then inserted the new drums over them, and EUREKA! THEY FIT! I could tell they were much better because the top semi-circular groove actually touched the guide pin at the top like it is supposed too. I slid on the new drum, and it went on with out a problem! I was giddy. I GET TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AGAIN!

Next I went and painted them flat BBQ black. Did the next side while the paint dried. Slapped on the wheels, loaded up the dog, and went for a test drive. First I backed up and pumped the brake. The pedal was a bit squishy. Next I drove up a steep hill in my neighborhood. There I put it in neutral and tested the parking brake. It didn't hold. So I backed up a few more times pumping the brakes. Eventually it did hold just fine. I drove around a bit more, and did a panic stop and everything seemed fine. Best part is, NO MORE SQUEALING! I hope it stays this way for a long time.

Thanks to all you guys that helped! If you all lived near me, I'd buy you each some booze-a-haul of your choice!

sylver91

Good job

Better doing ford drum brakes then the chevy 1 piece spring type if you want a real challenge.

Tiderfish

Sunday I took the truck to the father in law's house to pick up a wood chipper. Once the brakes warmed up, I heard the nasty squeaking. I HATE brake SQUEAK! I lubed all the parts but the shoe pads, and the rotors with white lithium grease. Did I miss anything? These are new shoes and drums, and springs! What else could be causing the noise? How can I get rid of it? It sounds like it is coming from the driver's side rear wheel.

Please help! this is the main reason I spent all this time and money!

sylver91

Wait you put grease on the brake surfaces? Hope not

Use silicone grease for the brakes, not white lithium. Did you use brake quiet on the backside of the front pads?

Tiderfish

I didn't put anything on the friction surfaces. I didn't see a brake quiet product for drum brakes. Is it the same as the disc brake quiet?

IIRC my Chiltons manual said explicitly not to use silicon lubricants. I showed the stuff it did recommend, (it was a name brand) to the parts guy, and he said it was the same as white lithium.

Any brands that work better then others? Where should I spray that stuff?

sylver91

Squealing brakes could be a result of contamination of some sorts, try some brake clean on the shoes and the inside of the drum and wipe em down.

I've used the silicone grease cause its always lasted longer for me then white grease, lubricates rubber pieces like brake cylinder boots and is used for both disc and drum brake systems, but thats just me.