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**special-K** · 10-09-2017, 08:24 PM

You can hear the shoes touching the drums but no drag. Brakes out of adjustment won't affect the pedal that much (unless they were never adjusted from the get-go), even with pads scrubbed off. They self adjust. You have a hydraulic issue

10-09-2017, 08:24 PM	#5
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: How much drag for drum brakes? You can hear the shoes touching the drums but no drag. Brakes out of adjustment won't affect the pedal that much (unless they were never adjusted from the get-go), even with pads scrubbed off. They self adjust. You have a hydraulic issue __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 10-10-2017 at 07:43 AM.