Notching drum! oooo bad bad bad. The spring may not be your problem. could you specify when the noise is made? A lot of times rears squeek at the shoe contact points on the backing plate. that can be fixed by smearing antiseeze on them. Also, a slight offset in a return spring or failure to seat everything properly can cause unusual noises. At The Brake Shop, (recently featured on the channel four news hall of shame) if you came back due to rear brake squeek we would take the drum off, make sure all the springs were still in position, bash the top of the shoes with a hammer to reseat them on the cylinders and adjusters, and send you on your way. fixed most of the problems. Like I said though, Noises can be caused by a huge number of things. a more detailed discription would help greatly in the diagnosis. afterthought. Although i have never seen one, I suppose glazed drums are a posibility. Ed.
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