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One sign that your drum brake shoes need to be replaced is when you hear a loud squeal or a noticeable loss of stopping power.
When visually inspecting the shoes, measure the distance between the surface of the shoes and the metal they are mounted on. If it's less than 1/16 of an inch or pretty close to it, it's time to replace them.
Brake shoes have groves in them. If the grooves are gone, it's time to replace them.
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What does it mean when the car brakes squeak?
Some manufactures use a wear indicator that causes a squealing sound when the pads need to be replaced.
Why would a car make a squeaking noise when driving that stops when the brakes are applied?
this is usually the indicator that you need new brakes so dont worry just get them replaced problem solved
Does my vehicle need rear break repair?
If your brakes are making a squeaking or a grinding noise when you are coming to a stop this is usually an indicator that your brake pads need to be replaced. Also, another sign that your brakes need to be replaced would be if your brake pedal goes all the way to the floor when pressed and it seems to be taking longer to stop.
What causes a left rear brake drum to stay stuck on after shifting from park to reverse and hearing a pop and is it fixable or does the whole drum need replaced?
Rear brakes improperly adjusted or parking brake cable frozen
Does anyone know how long it takes to get your drum brakes replaced?
It is difficult to say for sure how long it will take to repair brakes. It is a tedious job and will usually take from 1 hour at the very least to 2 hours to remove the drums, replace the brake shoes and determine if the drums also need to replaced. If the drums need to be replaced, it can be a 3-4 hour job.
Do you know of a place where I can get my breaks replaced?
You will be pleasantly surprised to find that you can change your car's disc ... could either be disc or drum brakes), so they need to be changed more often.
You have took all bolts off and turned off the air suspension but still cant get the brakes off your Lincoln ford 1990 please help?
are the brakes drum or disk. if they are drum, you need to back off the brakes shoes .the drum wears with use and develops a lip on the edge of drum, preventing the removal of drum
How do you remove rear drum brakes on F350 1997?
I need a diagram of ford F350 drum brakes on 1996 model 460 engine 4 wheel drive
Your passenger side rear drum brake is leaking fluid inside where you cant see and brakes dont work what could be the problem?
Ruptured wheel cylinder--needs to be replaced Chances are brakes have been soaked with fluid and need to be replaced Good idea to replace both sides and bleed system
What is the clicking sound in the brakes on a 1992 explorer?
Most likely it's the pads knocking because the rotors need to be machined or replaced. Alternatively, if you have rear drum brakes, an abnormality in the drums could cause the shoes to jump up and down vertically.
Do you ever need to replace the rear drum brakes on a 99 Suzuki Esteem Wagon?
Yes, when the drum itself or the pads inside are worn out they just dont do anything, its possible in your case you need to adjust the rear bake preassure if they look new and you have repatedly replaced the front brakes. I suggest having a mechanic adjust them, its easy and fast but if you dont know how to do it your car wont brake evenly or the brakes will wear too fast.
What is wrong with the brakes if a car won't come to a complete stop after firmly pressing the brakes?
brakes need replaced
