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has anyone had their drum brakes full of mud, and not work anymore?

i had mine full of mud after a trip, and didn't get time to clean them until about 4 or 5 days later. during that time, they stopped working, and only the front brakes are stopping me.

the hand brake doesn't work at all.

i cleaned a lot of the mud and stuff out, and theres some rust on the shoes, and shoes are at about 50-60% left.

what else should i check? the shoes are loose when i move them (without drum on) and another thing, when i pull the hand brake up, the drums dont work, but then when i step on the brake, the pedal goes hard, and works ok.

i've checked fluids, and have bled the brake system too.

how do other fix this, and is it a common problem, i have a vit as well.

thanks

seized wheel cylinders, maybe, or even the self adjuster is stuck....putting on h/brake gives a better pedal, because it moves the shoes closer to the drum (I assume your hand brake is on the rear wheels)...christover

SiKiD_01 wrote:has anyone had their drum brakes full of mud, and not work anymore?

i had mine full of mud after a trip, and didn't get time to clean them until about 4 or 5 days later. during that time, they stopped working, and only the front brakes are stopping me.

the hand brake doesn't work at all.

i cleaned a lot of the mud and stuff out, and theres some rust on the shoes, and shoes are at about 50-60% left.

what else should i check? the shoes are loose when i move them (without drum on) and another thing, when i pull the hand brake up, the drums dont work, but then when i step on the brake, the pedal goes hard, and works ok.

i've checked fluids, and have bled the brake system too.

how do other fix this, and is it a common problem, i have a vit as well.

thanks

Muds wrecks drums really quick. Clean that stuff out as soon as you can after you've been in it. Christover is on the money...