Mine squeals like a a semi truck. I even had it apart, and the thickness is still pretty good. I sanded the drum and sanded the shoes and after a few times using the rear brake it came back. It is especially bad in the mornings when the humidity is high. And then it also bites like a mad chain dog locking it up with little pressure. It is annoying as heck and I don't know what to do about it. Next time I might go ahead and file the leading edge with a 45 degree angle like we used to do on the beetles when we riveted new pads on the shoes.

verslagen1 wrote on 08/11/10 at 16:00:24:

You mean I should like go on the Interstate at night, when there's almost no cars around and crack it open to about 90 and then stomp on the rear without locking the tire to about 30, and do this a couple more times?

Thanks for the useful info!