[Jezza86]

hi guys
has anyone got any tips on keeping drum brakes serviceable, other then dont drive through mud and water?

pull the rubber plugs and hose out? or is it necessary to pull the wheel and drum, clean with a toothbrush and re grease the auto adjustment every time?

any smart ways of keeping the rears working?


cheers

jez

[bullfrogi]

A mate of mine was telling me to check out my rear drums in my 2009 Jimny just the other day. Mainly because of the amount of Mudding we do. When I see him again this arvo I'll ask him and report back. As I know very little about mechanics he has been proving quite a good resource of late.

[Marko_SJ]

Jezza86 wrote:

hi guys
has anyone got any tips on keeping drum brakes serviceable, other then dont drive through mud and water?

pull the rubber plugs and hose out? or is it necessary to pull the wheel and drum, clean with a toothbrush and re grease the auto adjustment every time?

any smart ways of keeping the rears working?


cheers

jez

I'll pull the wheel off and hose out the grinding paste that fills it up from time to time. Your suggestion I've bolded seems to be the most thorough I've heard yet and I'd do that if I had the patience.

I now avoid mud where I can.

[alien]

When i had rear drums there was no point in maintaining them, as i was replacing them every 6 months!! lol

I don't like driving in deep mud anymore, even though i've since gone rear disc.

[bullfrogi]

I just finished checking mine. I was surprised that there wasn't mud caked in them because I'm always in the mud. But as Marko said just take the wheel off and the drum just slides off. If the handbrake is off (I didn't think of that at first)

[Marko_SJ]

bullfrogi wrote:

I just finished checking mine. I was surprised that there wasn't mud caked in them because I'm always in the mud. But as Marko said just take the wheel off and the drum just slides off. If the handbrake is off (I didn't think of that at first)

Except for in my brother's case, the mud wore a lip in the drum and it was near impossible to remove., which is why I believe in maintaining them!