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nelsner9494
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Nov 9, 2011, 9:04 AM

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Rear drum "clicking" Sign In

'96 Dodge Dakota
5.2L
230,000

I recently replaced my rear drums and now the drivers side is clicking at intermittent intervals when I brake. It sounds like the self adjuster binding on something. Any ideas?


Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 9, 2011, 9:19 AM

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Did you just replace drums and nothing else? Was old drum a fight to remove and possible hardware damage. Take a look again in there. It's not that expensive to do right. Lube where shoes move on backing plate as they may have made a divot on them and that could be it too,

T



nelsner9494
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Nov 9, 2011, 9:30 AM

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No, I replaced drums and shoes. I'll try lubing the backing plate behind the shoes.


Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 9, 2011, 12:24 PM

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You probably can lube the rub pads of backing plate with specific brake lube grease with a flux brush or Q-Tip with shoes in place just carefully prying them out some. DON'T GET GREASE ON FRICTION PARTS! If in doubt take the shoes back out,

T



Sidom
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Nov 10, 2011, 12:20 AM

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I'm not sure if the drums are new or used or what the condition looks like but if there is any kind of a "threaded" wear pattern, what happens is this pulls the shoes out slightly when braking until the hold down spring tension pulls them back. This will give you a popping/clicking noise on brking...

Any doubt on the drums & have them turned & readjust the brks accordingly.....






 
 
 






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