Squeeling Brakes

[Boomer]

You been off roading again Sean, lol?  I wouldn't worry about it either, if it really bothers you spray the drums a couple times with disc brake spray or brake clean.  Not worth the effort of a tear down.

[Seangie]

So far it's got me from Portland to Texas.  No issues.  No overheating.  Just a howl as I come to a complete stop.

I cleaned the drum up myself.  It was a messy job in the hot Montana sun.  I'm sure its glazed over from the oil.  It was pretty soaked when I took it off.    

I'm not sure about the makeup of the new shoes/pads.  It was the only shoe I could find in the Pacific Northwest that matched the shoe that was taken off the bus.  I have no problems spending the money on the right parts but sometimes just getting the right  part while on the road is a small miracle in itself.

When we first checked them they worked perfectly with no noise.  Now it seems to be making less noise as the miles go by.  Again, it only makes noise right as I slow down from 20mph to a stop.  If I give myself space I can stop it with no noise at all.

Ill take Mark & Cliffs advice for now until I have time to look at it.  Ill spray it up with some brakekleen.  

I'm sure the brakes were done correctly and we double checked and greased everything up the way its supposed to be (now that I'm thinking about it...I may have dripped some grease from the gun inside the drum )

The drums are in perfect shape.  They look like they have been replaced in the last 10-20k miles.  You couldn't tell they were worn at all.  I definitely would have replaced them if they needed it.

Thanks guys for the feedback.  As always...good stuff.  If you make it to Arcadia and its still howling then maybe we can take it apart there but...like Mark said...its a bit of work...







-Sean

Wandering the country in a 1984 Eagle 10S.  
www.herdofturtles.org

[akroyaleagle]

I agree with the others.
It will not affect the braking, only embarassing!
I had the same problem with the original set on mine.
Drove them over 100k mi.