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kwisor · 02-09-2021, 06:30 AM

hello all
i finished my brake job. The brakes work great. the car will now stop.My question is when I apply the brake they squeak. I have new cast drums and relined shoes with woven pads. Will this stop making noise after i ware them in?
Thank You
Kevin

nkaminar · 02-09-2021, 07:52 AM

Congratulations.

The brakes should not squeak. There is something not quite right. Others may pitch in with suggestions but check for a loose wheel bearing, loose backing plate, or something else that is loose.

I believe you have already answered this question in previous posts, but have the drums been turned and have the shoes been arched to match the drums? The only thing that could change as they wear in would be the shoes arching to the drums.

Jack Shaft · 02-09-2021, 09:14 AM

What kind of linings?

kwisor · 02-09-2021, 09:53 AM

Hello
woven
kevin

katy · 02-09-2021, 11:12 AM

Do they squeek when stopped?

kwisor · 02-09-2021, 11:15 AM

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they squeak until i stop and not every time
kevin

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 02-09-2021, 12:12 PM

My experience with that type floater is limited and from early on. On a couple that I was involved with, the manufacturer recommended removing a spring which often allowed the shoe to lightly rub the drum creating heat and friction in the lining. This was causing our squeal. If the shoe linings are cold, and the brakes are applied in a distance where the lining had not heated up yet, then there was no squeal.

kwisor · 02-09-2021, 12:59 PM

thank you Brent
how did you fix it
kevin

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 02-09-2021, 02:29 PM

I think we removed all of the aftermarket kit and installed everything back to Ford specs. In your case, if all of the brake shoe return springs are not installed, then re-install them.

Also, did you verify the brake shoes are centered exactly to the brake drums?

kwisor · 02-09-2021, 02:39 PM

thanks
the long springs where not put on i did not have a centering tool to ck
kevin

02-09-2021, 06:30 AM	#1
kwisor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: lexington sc Posts: 456	finished brake job with flat head ted deluxe kit question hello all i finished my brake job. The brakes work great. the car will now stop.My question is when I apply the brake they squeak. I have new cast drums and relined shoes with woven pads. Will this stop making noise after i ware them in? Thank You Kevin

02-09-2021, 07:52 AM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: finished brake job with flat head ted deluxe kit question Congratulations. The brakes should not squeak. There is something not quite right. Others may pitch in with suggestions but check for a loose wheel bearing, loose backing plate, or something else that is loose. I believe you have already answered this question in previous posts, but have the drums been turned and have the shoes been arched to match the drums? The only thing that could change as they wear in would be the shoes arching to the drums. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

02-09-2021, 09:14 AM	#3
Jack Shaft BANNED Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 1,196	Re: finished brake job with flat head ted deluxe kit question What kind of linings?

02-09-2021, 09:53 AM	#4
kwisor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: lexington sc Posts: 456	Re: finished brake job with flat head ted deluxe kit question Hello woven kevin

02-09-2021, 11:12 AM	#5
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,042	Re: finished brake job with flat head ted deluxe kit question Do they squeek when stopped? __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

02-09-2021, 11:15 AM	#6
kwisor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: lexington sc Posts: 456	Re: finished brake job with flat head ted deluxe kit question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) they squeak until i stop and not every time kevin

02-09-2021, 12:12 PM	#7
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,508	Re: finished brake job with flat head ted deluxe kit question My experience with that type floater is limited and from early on. On a couple that I was involved with, the manufacturer recommended removing a spring which often allowed the shoe to lightly rub the drum creating heat and friction in the lining. This was causing our squeal. If the shoe linings are cold, and the brakes are applied in a distance where the lining had not heated up yet, then there was no squeal. __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

02-09-2021, 12:59 PM	#8
kwisor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: lexington sc Posts: 456	Re: finished brake job with flat head ted deluxe kit question thank you Brent how did you fix it kevin

02-09-2021, 02:29 PM	#9
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,508	Re: finished brake job with flat head ted deluxe kit question I think we removed all of the aftermarket kit and installed everything back to Ford specs. In your case, if all of the brake shoe return springs are not installed, then re-install them. Also, did you verify the brake shoes are centered exactly to the brake drums? __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

02-09-2021, 02:39 PM	#10
kwisor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: lexington sc Posts: 456	Re: finished brake job with flat head ted deluxe kit question thanks the long springs where not put on i did not have a centering tool to ck kevin

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