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krugford
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So I was going over to my buddies place after work to have a couple of beers. I get out, and catch a whiff of something burning that you know shouldn't be burning. Kind of a strong acrid kind of smell that makes you think of bad things catching on fire. Pop the hood, sniff around, and can't find anything. Have my buddy come out, and the smell is gone. At first, I'm thinking, there's some wires that decided to toast themselves, but I couldn't find anything and nothing felt hot. So then I started to think that it was something outside, maybe somebody was burning something, etc.
Fast forward to a couple hours later, I'm going home, and I stop for gas. Get out of my truck and smell it again. This time, I knew it was coming from my truck. Sniff around again and can't really locate a source. (it was windy). Feel each wheel and the left rear feels "warm". F*ck!
Drive it 7 miles home, pull it into the shop, and start tearing it apart. It took me about 2 hours to get the drum off. Let's just say it was nicely seized together. Once I did, the rear lining just fell off the shoe. It had apparently come off and jammed itself between the drum and god knows what. Completely fried. I have 70,000 miles on this truck and they're the original shoes. I drive 98% highway, so I don't use the brakes much. The rear shoes had over 3/16" left. Heck, my front pads still look damn near new. Wheel cylinder was fine, adjuster was fine, I think the glue bond just failed and let go.
Has this happened to anyone here? I didn't realize the linings were glued on nowadays. We've been having effin cold weather lately, below 0 almost every night. The only other drum brakes I ever had to maintain regularly were on my 67 F100s, which are four wheel drum, and they're riveted on... Needless to say, I called my boss and told him I was gonna be a little late because I had to get new brakes, fix the truck, and then get to work. I made it to work around 11:30 today, just in time for lunch and $80 poorer. I also replaced all the springs and adjuster kits while I was in there. This is the first time I've ever had a brake failure like this. I know it happens, but it always happens to the other guy...
Rant off, have a good night.
-krug
Fast forward to a couple hours later, I'm going home, and I stop for gas. Get out of my truck and smell it again. This time, I knew it was coming from my truck. Sniff around again and can't really locate a source. (it was windy). Feel each wheel and the left rear feels "warm". F*ck!
Drive it 7 miles home, pull it into the shop, and start tearing it apart. It took me about 2 hours to get the drum off. Let's just say it was nicely seized together. Once I did, the rear lining just fell off the shoe. It had apparently come off and jammed itself between the drum and god knows what. Completely fried. I have 70,000 miles on this truck and they're the original shoes. I drive 98% highway, so I don't use the brakes much. The rear shoes had over 3/16" left. Heck, my front pads still look damn near new. Wheel cylinder was fine, adjuster was fine, I think the glue bond just failed and let go.
Has this happened to anyone here? I didn't realize the linings were glued on nowadays. We've been having effin cold weather lately, below 0 almost every night. The only other drum brakes I ever had to maintain regularly were on my 67 F100s, which are four wheel drum, and they're riveted on... Needless to say, I called my boss and told him I was gonna be a little late because I had to get new brakes, fix the truck, and then get to work. I made it to work around 11:30 today, just in time for lunch and $80 poorer. I also replaced all the springs and adjuster kits while I was in there. This is the first time I've ever had a brake failure like this. I know it happens, but it always happens to the other guy...
Rant off, have a good night.
-krug
Waiting for Wayne at the garage.
