Re: 1804-5-7-8 Rear Brake Drums

Posted by Joe Santana On 2020/2/21 13:54:13

Wes, I had my 4 spare shoes relined by FleetPride last week for $121. They were pretty crusty and they had to clean them up first. They used glued lining. My previous shoes, the ones that wore out, were riveted.

Fortunately only one drum was scored by the rivets, but it was deep and unusable.

I am surprised I didn't hear anything when applying the brakes. The passenger side is ok and still had a little lining. I'll keep this drum as a back up, but it is at 12.060 and can't be turned beyond that (because another .030 from wear would put it at the limit).

Jeff told me the material and glued lining is not nearly as substantial as the riveted material, so he is sending 4 new riveted shoes with the stronger material that grabs better, closer to the original with the drums.

But I wonder, had I had glued linings, I might have heard a lot more noise when the material wore out and been able to save that drum.

Brakes are pretty important and with the amount of driving I do and anticipate again this year, I decided to get these in top condition with new cylinders and springs, too.