You’ll be dealing with a brake drum, brake shoes, wheel cylinders, and brake hardware. Unlike disc brakes, drum brake hardware generally comprises a ... Chonticha Vatpongpee / EyeEm // Getty Images.

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.

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 ...

A drum brake system, including the drum, brake shoes, and brake cylinder is explained, with guidelines for maintenance and inspection. ... Explanation of Drum Brake Terms and Disc Brakes.

Here’s How To Change Drum Brake Shoes, Springs, and Wheel Cylinder To repeat, this is how the job is done on a 2006 front-drive Saturn Vue without ABS, which means it’s a leading/trailing shoe ...

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

Mustang drum brake specifications are basically the same from '65-'70, with increases in drum/shoe size for '71-'73. When you're doing a drum brake rebuild, it's easy to get primary and secondary ...

See All 21 Photos. As the vehicle moves ... wheel cylinders, lined shoes, and brake drums. ... Brake fluid for drum brakes is DOT 3 rated. Use high-temperature-rated DOT 4 for drum/disc systems.

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.

If you're interested in learning more about how to check disc brake pads and drum brake shoes without removing the wheels, stick around. Here's how it's done. Read more: 6 Ways To Use Your Car's ...

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.

See All 13 Photos. The front of our low-optioned Mustang came with 10-inch front drum brakes. They worked fine, but drum brake performance can ... and removing the backing plate and brake shoe ...