I really didn;t care, as I don’t use my brakes much and it wasn’t a bid deal to me
SO today I got bored and had free time, so decided to have a look and see what I see
I pulled the rt side apart, and cleaned everything up real good, all seemed OK, couldn’t find anything that stood out
SO< was going to put it back together and do the same on left side
BUT the brake drum just wouldn’t go back on, HUMM!!
it was hitting something, causing it to bind and NOT go on
NOW< it was a little stubborn to come off, but was just thinking its from being dirty and what not’s?
SO< for the life of me I cannot find anything in the way>?
BUT didn’t want to force it on either, as I could have got the axle nut on and tried that, but thought better, as its should go on easy??
SO< decided to remove the brake pads again, and trey without them in there?
and it went right on easy as can be< OK< so, what ‘s wrong with the shoes/pads?
put them back on again, and sure there on right, , work fine with drum off??
OK try again,
Still a NO go?
WTH!!
ok pull pads again, and have a close look at them, making sure there is no front back up side down crap to them, and NOPE There the same
HUMM?
so, then I notice that the one shoe/pad is peeling away from the frame a little and then notice that the other side is even worse, its acting like a spring
SO?
I gather that’s my issue
the dam pad is peeling off the frame and making it too big to fit back into the drum
I also gather this is why the wheel has been locking up under braking, as its a bigger shoe now on this side, and also why the drum didn;t want to come off, as it had pressure on it from the pad coming off the frame of the shoe?
SO< have to order some new pads
got to love the silly things that go wrong LOL
OH its on a 1999 400 foreman, if anyone cares LOL
here are some pic’s of them?
