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Date:         Wed, 17 Dec 2014 16:09:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Rear Brakes
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My rear brakes are making a scrape-scrape-scrape sound when I engage them.
Today while coasting down a hill I used the parking brake to verify that
the sound is the rear drums.


I replaced the shoes and drums about 2 1/2 years ago and have put about
20,000 miles on it.  At the time I had a hard time getting a Brembo drum
that wouldn't pulse when braking and finally had to settle for some
pulsation.  I though it would wear in but now it seems to be worse.


I was looking over Ken Wilford's newsletter on rear brake inspection and he
says that the any wear will be at the top of the shoes.  I pulled the
driver's side drum and the top 4/5 of the front shoe is shiny while the
bottom 1/5 is dull.  Does this indicate what the problem is?
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