Perhaps you have heard this from others... but it is quite possible that
one or both of the seals in the half-axle have failed allowing wheel
grease &/or diff oil to find its way to the drums. I would clean
everything up (including the shoes) and drive a bit then check for more
grease or oil. If no more oil... lucky you. If yes, then you will
probably want to get at those seals (unlucky you).
Either way, you will want new shoes before you do any real driving...
using the cleaned-up ones is only justifiable (IMO) long enough to see
if you have a leak. They will never be good after the soaking they've
had and if the friction material is glued rather than riveted to the
metal backing the oiling they got may cause them to come unglued (that's
what happened to mine inconveniently far from home).
Geo Hahn
richard triplett wrote:
>While I've got the carbs out for rebuilding by mr. jeff playa, I decided to
>take a look at the rear brakes. I've had issues since acquiring TS75434 with
>the parking brakes barely holding the car on even the slightist incline. I
>think I figured out why. When I pulled the drums, I was presented with quite a
>layer of oil and gunk on all the internals....
>
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