Hello!
I just picked my truck up from getting the rear brakes done...and, surprisingly enough, the gentleman who did them declared that all of the hardware, springs, cables, etc. were okay and only replaced the shoes and turned the drums.
I drove the truck home, and pulled off the road a few times to make sure things were okay. The first time I stopped, I reached around the wheel and felt the brake drums...and the left side was almost too hot to touch, while the right side was almost cool. I decided to try a few "automatic" adjustments (going in reverse and briskly applying the brakes to a complete stop), and kept on going. I checked a second time, and both sides felt like they were at about the same temperature as each other...warm, but not unbearably hot. I figured that the "automatic adjustment" had done its job.
I then got home and checked again, and this time, the right side was far hotter than the left. The right side wasn't exactly too hot to touch, but it was pretty warm...and the left side was almost cool.
Does this sound about normal for a fresh set of drum brake shoes? Or should I go in and talk with the gentleman who did the work? FWIW, the truck seems happy...no smoke, no smell, and the truck seems to roll as it should and doesn't pull to either side or anything on those lines...
Thanks!
I just picked my truck up from getting the rear brakes done...and, surprisingly enough, the gentleman who did them declared that all of the hardware, springs, cables, etc. were okay and only replaced the shoes and turned the drums.
I drove the truck home, and pulled off the road a few times to make sure things were okay. The first time I stopped, I reached around the wheel and felt the brake drums...and the left side was almost too hot to touch, while the right side was almost cool. I decided to try a few "automatic" adjustments (going in reverse and briskly applying the brakes to a complete stop), and kept on going. I checked a second time, and both sides felt like they were at about the same temperature as each other...warm, but not unbearably hot. I figured that the "automatic adjustment" had done its job.
I then got home and checked again, and this time, the right side was far hotter than the left. The right side wasn't exactly too hot to touch, but it was pretty warm...and the left side was almost cool.
Does this sound about normal for a fresh set of drum brake shoes? Or should I go in and talk with the gentleman who did the work? FWIW, the truck seems happy...no smoke, no smell, and the truck seems to roll as it should and doesn't pull to either side or anything on those lines...
Thanks!