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Old 09-13-2010, 05:12 PM   #1
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Question drum brake help

Anyone no why my back brakes are locking up b4 my front brakes are able to slow the truck. Its like the front arnt comeing out nuff. Like there not equal with the back. There adjusted nice on the front. I'm waiting on my wife to get home to bleed the front again
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Old 09-13-2010, 05:18 PM   #2
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Re: drum brake help

do you have the shoes adjusted out where they are just in contact with the brake drums? are the shoes pairs installed properly with the primary shoes in the right positions?

what work has been done on the system for the brake bleeding to b needed?
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Old 09-13-2010, 05:25 PM   #3
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Re: drum brake help

Yep on both. the front are adjusted well have same amount of drag on both sides its like the pressure is more in back than in the front.
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Old 09-13-2010, 05:45 PM   #4
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Re: drum brake help

I would like to hear this too..I have been fighting this since day one with my truck...New everything lines, rubber,MC,you name it.....I think its becasue of the weight on the front wheels and none on the rear...well thats what I keep telling myself till I do the disc swap??
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