Technical Rear drum squeak

[olirip]

My handbrake isn't holding me well on slight hills, I have a nice rolling backwards feeling, and sometimes my rear passenger side drum seems to brake and squeak whilst driving, I have to pull up the handbrake and put it back down a few times to sort it out. does anyone know where to start to sort this problem out...

 

[Zeewulf]

When were the rear brakes last changed and cleaned out ? Also when was the handbrake cable last changed/adjusted ?

 

[olirip]

not by me I've had since March I think, I'll pull off the drum and have a look soon thanks

 

[olirip]

Had the rear drums taken off and it was just filled with crap the shoes were like new , so all cleaned up and sorted

 

[olirip]

Had the rear drums taken off and it was just filled with crap the shoes were like new , so all cleaned up and sorted

Update: not sorted now I've lost complete rear brakes using the handbrake and now my brake pedal goes a lot further to the floor to brake . It does brake but too far to the floor

Any ideas

 

[jackwhoo]

Update: not sorted now I've lost complete rear brakes using the handbrake and now my brake pedal goes a lot further to the floor to brake . It does brake but too far to the floor

Any ideas

Sounds like you may have wound the brake adjusters fully short when cleaning.

 

[olirip]

Sounds like you may have wound the brake adjusters fully short when cleaning.

Thanks for reply I've driven it around today and this morning it wasn't holding at all but now it seems to have gone back to how it should be ,maybe somethings sticking ?

 

[jackwhoo]

Thanks for reply I've driven it around today and this morning it wasn't holding at all but now it seems to have gone back to how it should be ,maybe somethings sticking ?

Did you dismantle the shoes , springs and self adjusters when you cleaned out the drums and then reassemble everything ?

 

[olirip]

I took it to a garage and all he said was it was full of crap so he cleaned it all out and put back together , back to the garage for me it seems

 

[olirip]

I took it to a garage and all he said was it was full of crap so he cleaned it all out and put back together , back to the garage for me it seems

Update all sorted the rear drum adjusters weren't correctly adjusted , I can now stop when I need to

 

[olirip]

Update all sorted the rear drum adjusters weren't correctly adjusted , I can now stop when I need to

Had to go back as my brake pipe Flexi hoses were rubbing against the drive shafts causing the Flexi to bulge out causing a spongee feel to them , could have blown at any time , check your hoses if you have same feel

 

[jimboy]

Update all sorted the rear drum adjusters weren't correctly adjusted , I can now stop when I need to

This is a classic oversight that most make when renewing/servicing rear brake drums. Even if the adjusters are cleaned & put back together, some people forget/do not know to pump the brake pedal ten times or so to make the adjusters work as they should.

 

[jackwhoo]

This is a classic oversight that most make when renewing/servicing rear brake drums. Even if the adjusters are cleaned & put back together, some people forget/do not know to pump the brake pedal ten times or so to make the adjusters work as they should.

Plus lots of auto adjuster simply do not work unless they are manually set so the shoes are near the drum when reassembling.

 

[jimboy]

Aye, for those of us in the know, it's a simple job. Like other areas that need servicing such as the brakes, I'm afraid it's only when things are not working as they should when they get looked at. This is the time of year just before the really bad weather sits in that I inspect the braking system on my vehicles. On my diesel hack it's a case of rear drums off clean & service as necessary. Handbrake cables are inspected & lubed or adjusted or changed. In the spring or summer I repeat. A satisfying job to make a habit of, especially so if your car is getting on in years....