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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Squeaky drum brake... 02/25/12 at 08:02:28 So my drum brake is squeaky when stopping pressure is applied.. since I've never taken it apart I was wondering if there was any quick fix for this without dis-assembly, such as spraying brake cleaner into it or something off the wall like that... Thanks
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Squeaky drum brake... Reply #1 - 02/25/12 at 09:05:31 If you can't take it apart, then there's only one way to fix it. use it, get it hot enough to drive off all moisture and it'll stop squealing.
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Squeaky drum brake... Reply #2 - 02/25/12 at 16:19:50 verslagen1 wrote on 02/25/12 at 09:05:31: If you can't take it apart, then there's only one way to fix it. use it, get it hot enough to drive off all moisture and it'll stop squealing. So you mean spray it down with brake cleaner and get it hot?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Squeaky drum brake... Reply #3 - 02/25/12 at 16:32:08 how do you intend to spray brake cleaner in there if you don't take it apart?
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Squeaky drum brake... Reply #4 - 02/25/12 at 16:35:44 The nozzle straw
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Squeaky drum brake... Reply #5 - 02/25/12 at 18:12:18 not a good plan, you'll end up glueing the dirt to the drum.
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weracerc Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 594 Greensboro, NC Gender:	Re: Squeaky drum brake... Reply #6 - 02/27/12 at 08:14:20 mine squeaks/squeals - i just ignore it becasue i know the pads are alomost new and it works - a little squeak reminds me i am applying the back brake...
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Squeaky drum brake... Reply #7 - 02/27/12 at 08:22:18 Mine just squeals with alot of pressure applied, it makes it sound like I'm about to slide into the back of a car or something..
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Squeaky drum brake... Reply #8 - 02/27/12 at 08:29:15 Thats OK the car will stop you.
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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: Squeaky drum brake... Reply #9 - 02/27/12 at 08:30:14 When my brakes start squeaking I hit them hard to warm them up. Seems to fix it...for a little while anyway.
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Re: Squeaky drum brake...
Reply #10 - 02/27/12 at 15:23:50

I went through this problem last year. Nothing I did would stop the squeek, until I replaced the shoes. I roughed up the inside of the drum, where the shoe contacts the drum, with emery cloth while it was apart. I also roughed up the new shoes with the emery cloth. And I beveled the leading and trailing edges of the new shoes, just to be sure. Even now, it still squeeks a little when I 1st go out. 2 or 3 hard stops and it goes away.

I see no other way to fix this problem without taking it apart, unfortunately.

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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Squeaky drum brake... Reply #11 - 02/27/12 at 15:31:33 Thanks, I'm gonna get it hot and play around with hard stopping.. hopefully I don't sound like an accident waiting to happen anymore aha
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