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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 74 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 74 | After a bad summer health wise i decided after feeling better to put the new brake shoes on the rear. (51 chevy half ton) Took the truck for a ride all was well, It sat in the garage for about a week till i took it out for a ride again and for about a mile or so the rear tire(While Braking) locks up for a second making a small squeal when the rubber meets the road. This goes away after driving the truck maybe 3-5 miles,does not come back till the next drive after sitting over a few days. Took it apart looked ok ,adjusted the brakes back a bit SOS,should i get the drum cut to clean it up or ??????? Thanks for any feedback BJF | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | could be slight contamination like fingerprints on the shoes, will wear off, turning the drums will not help, but will shorten their useful life, might give them a rubdown with sandpaper and wipe them and the shoes with some Brake-Kleen .... next cruise try throwing some weight in the back of the bed
Bill | | | | | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 74 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 74 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | If you did not o-haul or replace the wheel cyls. you need to. This must be done every time you replace the shoes. Your emergency brake cables may be adjusted up too tight or the cables are binding. It helps to file a champher on the edge of the shoes.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | A brake shoe backed off too far can also 'grab' on initial application.
I'm not sure if you've road tested the truck after backing the 'offending' shoe off,did it cure the problem?
I agree with Wrenchbender,although it's a while since I've done brake shoes I used to file a slight chamfer on the leading edge of each shoe too.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
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