August 4, 20178 yr Hi you wise people. Another issue with by '84 Brumby (Brat.) When using my brakes a load growling/scraping noise comes from the left-rear hub. It sounds just like when the brake-shoes are worn down and its metal-to-metal on the drum. A mechanic took the drum off and said all is well and there's tons of brake-shoe material. The noise only happens when the brakes are used and the rear brakes come into play, otherwise there's no noise at all. Any ideas? (And the mechanic said the bearing was good)
August 6, 20178 yr Author Did your mechanic take a test drive to hear the noise ? Yes, he took it for a ride with me alongside him. He's pretty experienced and it had him stumped (and me!)
August 6, 20178 yr Unless you are comfortable fixing brakes, go to another mechanic and get a second opinion
August 6, 20178 yr The shoes are scraping against the side of the drum. Replace the shoe hold-down springs and clean excessive rust off the inside face of the drum. Inspect the shoes very closely for uneven side-to-side wear and replace if they are uneven at all, even if they still have lots of lining left.
August 6, 20178 yr Ironically i developed the same issue lol! Only mine is passenger rear drum.. for some reason I had a hard time putting it back together.. pretty sure my shoes weren't lining up real well.. can't wait to see if the release is going to work to take it back apart.. argh! Lol!
January 16, 20233 yr mine is also passenger rear drum .. . comes and goes about 19 stops no noise to 1 stop with noise stops fine (if I remember to step on the brake pedal) Edited January 16, 20233 yr by Craigar
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