BALTANAKT
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Berthoud, CO
So I changed the rear brakes for my Father last weekend.
- New shoes
- New hardware
- New drums
Put it all back together & tested. Fluid starts pouring out the drum. Brake cylinder seal gave out. Took everything back apart, put in new cylinders. There was a little fluid on the drum and shoe so I cleaned them up with some spirits. Put it all back together again. Drove fine for a couple days and started squealing like crazy when applying brakes. My guess is it is due to the fluid contamination.
So how can I salvage the shoes? I'm thinking this:
- Wipe down shoes with degreaser spirits
- Lightly sand shoes
- Wipe down shoes with degreaser spirits again
- Wipe down drum with degreaser spirits
- Put back together
- Cross fingers
Any thoughts? Are these things just ruined?
- New shoes
- New hardware
- New drums
Put it all back together & tested. Fluid starts pouring out the drum. Brake cylinder seal gave out. Took everything back apart, put in new cylinders. There was a little fluid on the drum and shoe so I cleaned them up with some spirits. Put it all back together again. Drove fine for a couple days and started squealing like crazy when applying brakes. My guess is it is due to the fluid contamination.
So how can I salvage the shoes? I'm thinking this:
- Wipe down shoes with degreaser spirits
- Lightly sand shoes
- Wipe down shoes with degreaser spirits again
- Wipe down drum with degreaser spirits
- Put back together
- Cross fingers
Any thoughts? Are these things just ruined?