Re: Squealing Brakes
I just pulled the drums. Everything looks clean, normal and dry.
Checked tightness of nuts on operating wedge studs. They were very tight, both wheels. I couldn't begin to get another cotter pin hole without breaking something from over-torqueing.
The woven fabric (asbestos?) linings are riveted to the shoes (10 rivets each). The linings are practically new looking and are not worn down to anywhere near the rivet heads. Disbursed throughout the fabric linings are tiny metallic "fibers" that resemble brass or copper.
All linings are chamfered at both ends.
The surfaces of the linings are run-in to a smooth, almost shiny finish. Wear and contact look evenly distributed
The drum braking surfaces are nicely turned, smooth and without any score marks, gouges, rough spots, etc. Just the faintly-visable machining marks from being turned when the brakes were completely redone ~1000 miles ago.
I typically tighten the spindle nut finger tight (while spinning the wheel slowly) then to the next cotter slot.
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