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Ok... let's talk brakes again. After the rebuild I drove the truck 270 miles across the state without a problem. Several days later, before driving home, I smelled burning brakes on the interstate and got out to see my DS rear brake smoking/steaming. Les Schwab told me it was "way over-adjusted" and adjusted it back for $30. Unfortunately, it was overheating again just 30 miles into our 270 mile drive home. I loosened the brakes significantly so that they wouldn't rub and drove home without them.
At home I followed this procedure before driving into the mountains the following weekend and everything seemed groovy. Sadly, the brakes got tighter and tighter and eventually I found myself pouring water onto the rear rims in a mall parking lot.
I had noted when adjusting the brakes that the rubbing was inconsistent. This led me to suspect that my OEM drums were in bad shape. I had them resurfaced for $30, re-installed, and re-adjusted. The tech told me that they were "super warped". So far so good!
However, I have noted that my parking brake is losing a click every few days. I started with 9 (10 if I really pulled it) and now I'm down to 7 or 8. Hopefully this is a normal self-adjustment and, now that the drums are round, the whole system will work together as it's supposed to.
At home I followed this procedure before driving into the mountains the following weekend and everything seemed groovy. Sadly, the brakes got tighter and tighter and eventually I found myself pouring water onto the rear rims in a mall parking lot.
I had noted when adjusting the brakes that the rubbing was inconsistent. This led me to suspect that my OEM drums were in bad shape. I had them resurfaced for $30, re-installed, and re-adjusted. The tech told me that they were "super warped". So far so good!
However, I have noted that my parking brake is losing a click every few days. I started with 9 (10 if I really pulled it) and now I'm down to 7 or 8. Hopefully this is a normal self-adjustment and, now that the drums are round, the whole system will work together as it's supposed to.