Brake Shoe and Drum With drum brakes, a hydraulic cylinder/piston complement between two brake shoes then pushes each shoe outward and into contact with the inner surface of the rotating drum.

You’ll be dealing with a brake drum, brake shoes, wheel cylinders, and brake hardware. Unlike disc brakes, drum brake hardware generally comprises a collection of springs and spring retainers.

While most consumer vehicles will opt for disc brakes these days, commercial vehicles are still opting for the older drum ...

Drum brakes, shown in Figure 14-5, are the oldest type of brakes still on the road. Their main advantage is that they require less hydraulic pressure to stop your vehicle because the brake shoes ...

The gas gap limits lining and drum contact, hindering brake performance. High-performance drum brake shoes have lateral air gaps, which allow hot gasses to escape.

Drum brakes are old, but not forgotten. Many motorists still need to know how to work on them and this is your guide to how its done.

A drum brake system, including the drum, brake shoes, and brake cylinder is explained, with guidelines for maintenance and inspection.

Well, it's time to fix the problem, because you've worn out the linings on your rear brake shoes, and that grinding noise means the shoes are going metal-to-metal with the inside of the drums.

Drum brakes, on the other hand, use a wheel cylinder to push brake shoes against a drum, creating friction to slow your wheels.

The brake drum mounts to the wheel hub and encloses two brake shoes, a wheel cylinder, a series of springs, and other small parts. Like disc brakes, drum brakes rely on hydraulic fluid and friction.

We go back to square one on brake systems and teach you everything there is to know about drum brakes. Only at www.classictrucks.com, the official website for Classic Trucks Magazine.

Upgrade your stock discs or swap from drums to discs with this easly bolt-on kit from Wilwood for 1971-1973 Ford Mustangs.