I haven't ridden my '04 Savage in a year (or two), but recently put it back on the road
As soon as I started riding it I remembered that my rear brake squeals .. every time it is applied strong enough to make a difference in my speed. This was the case when I stopped riding, but when the bike was "new" it was fine. I don't remember when the squeal started but the bike has 11k miles on it.
The other day .. approaching a stop .. I applied the brakes and instead of the 'normal' squeal there was a *very* loud squeal .. almost like something was broke/breaking ... but now .. THE SQUEAL IS GONE!
My question: what causes squeal on drum brakes .. and why would it go away suddenly like that?