The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Driveline Squealing brakes, again and again?

Do believe your right Fred. Chevy's used to have the springs on
their front drums, don't recall them on the rears though but my
memory isn't what it used to be 50 or 60 years ago.
I've used a rubber strap while turning drums when I worked at the
auto parts back in the 60's, that to dampen the ringing while
turning them.
Think I'm gonna do some searching for some softer shoes, these
might last 60K but I can't take the screeching and it's really
embarrassing at a car show or cruse night when they squeal at
every touch. And I can't afford the time to pull the drums and
sand the shoes every two or three weeks. So if I get 30k out of
a set of shoes with softer compound, that's a good five or six
years, maybe more if it keeps on raining like it has been.

Me and the mutt, took old blue out to run some chores this
morning and put about 40 miles on her. Brakes were just as quiet
as they could be for the first 30 miles or so, then
they started to sing to us at every stop as we
headed for home.
dg