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Hey Eric, I watch your videos all the time and they are amazingly helpful! Thank you for the time you put into making the videos! Anyways I have a 2005 Chrysler Sebring Coupe 2.4. I replaced the rear drum brake shoes and they don’t seem to be working, maybe at 10% of there full power (previous brake shoes). While driving I pull the hand brake really hard and the car seems to only be slowing down slightly, instead of the rear wheels locking up and making the tires skid. Same goes for parking on a hill, they don’t hold when the car is in neutral. I didn’t have this problem prior to the brake shoe change. Any suggestions on a resolution. Thanks in advance.
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Maybe check the adjuster? It sounds like the shoe is too far from the inner surface of the drum. If it’s not that, maybe you should check the brake fluid/lines.
Did you adjust the shoes so there was a little drag on the drum when you spin it by hand? Did you bleed the brakes? Part of a good brake job is bleeding the brakes and flushing the fluid if it hasn’t been done in the last couple of years.
[quote=”arthurio55″ post=51136]Is there a way to bleed it at the back brakes or do i just do it on the front?[/quote]
Hey Arthur,
If your drums are worn or resurfaced beyond the max spec. you will have this problem. The new shoes will have too small a diameter. When you have miss matched diameters only the center part of the shoe will be in contact with the drum. My first boss taught me to “re profile” brake shoes so they matched the drum after it was turned. That was before I knew how harmful sanding asbestos brake linings was.
If you put paint or dye on the shoes and then apply the brakes you can tell how much surface is hitting. I would put on new drums instead of sanding the shoes to match.
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