<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 3:35 PM, Randall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com" target="_blank">TR3driver@ca.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
I'm sure you know this, but I'm going to mention it anyway: Replace the shoes. No matter how much you clean the contaminated ones,
there will be more oil/grease come out when they get hot. After that, they won't work right but you probably won't notice until you
need them for a panic stop.<br></blockquote><div> </div><div><br></div><div>I experimented with (inadvertently) ignoring this. I had not noticed my axle was leaking until I lost the rear brakes entirely (in Las Cruces, New Mexico). Braking noise got my attention.</div><div><br></div><div>Upon removing the drum I found that the brake shoes had fallen off the carriers and were lying in the bottom of the drum. Apparently hot gear oil will dissolve the glue that was used on the shoes.</div><div><br></div><div>Clamped off the rear brakes and drove home (300 miles) using just the fronts.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div></div></div>