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tripleh · 08-10-2012, 07:14 AM

The rear brakes on my 1986 C30 sqeual at slow speeds, just before it stops. Its has new shoes, spring kit, wheel cyc. They are wagner shoes, the best they sell at Oreillys. Can not figure it out. Thks

**old Rusty C10** · 08-10-2012, 08:56 AM

were the drums cut could they be super shiny ?

Keith Seymore · 08-10-2012, 10:00 AM

"Squeal" (hi pitched) or "moan" (low growl)?

In either case, you may be able to help if you knock the ends off the shoes, so that the pressure is concentrated more to the center of the brake shoe.

As Rusty mentioned, too, sometimes if the drums get "glazed" (ie, too shiney) or have just been cut (and have remaining screw thread type grooves) you can get into noise problems.

K

tripleh · 08-10-2012, 11:39 AM

Thanks for the input, the drums were not cut. I will have to pull them off again, the thing about doing that is they say to replace the axle nuts every time they are removed and they cost 50.00 apiece. There lock nuts that you drive a little wedge in, dont know why they say change them.

08-10-2012, 07:14 AM	#1
tripleh Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Fouke, Ar Posts: 13	sqeualing brakes The rear brakes on my 1986 C30 sqeual at slow speeds, just before it stops. Its has new shoes, spring kit, wheel cyc. They are wagner shoes, the best they sell at Oreillys. Can not figure it out. Thks

08-10-2012, 08:56 AM	#2
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,313	Re: sqeualing brakes were the drums cut could they be super shiny ? __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

08-10-2012, 10:00 AM	#3
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,230	Re: sqeualing brakes "Squeal" (hi pitched) or "moan" (low growl)? In either case, you may be able to help if you knock the ends off the shoes, so that the pressure is concentrated more to the center of the brake shoe. As Rusty mentioned, too, sometimes if the drums get "glazed" (ie, too shiney) or have just been cut (and have remaining screw thread type grooves) you can get into noise problems. K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

08-10-2012, 11:39 AM	#4
tripleh Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Fouke, Ar Posts: 13	Re: sqeualing brakes Thanks for the input, the drums were not cut. I will have to pull them off again, the thing about doing that is they say to replace the axle nuts every time they are removed and they cost 50.00 apiece. There lock nuts that you drive a little wedge in, dont know why they say change them.



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