rayoh
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- Jan 13, 2017
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I have a 2010 Toyota Tacoma two wheel drive with drum back brakes. I have had this truck for three years and it has always had a slight squeak that could only be heard when you were just about stopped while applying the brakes. I can sometimes be louder, but it never goes away. I have taken it to the shop three times and nobody could fix it. I spent about 300 bucks in the process and it was driving me batty.
I use to work on my on vehicles, but age has taken care of that option for the most part. I knew it was from the back drivers side, so I removed the drum and greased all wear points and while doing that, I noticed a slight spot of shiny metal where something appeared to be rubbing. It was very faint, but noticeable. The drum has a groove where the lip of the backing plate fits into. This is to keep moisture or debris from getting into the pad assembly. I filed the lip of the backing plate and used a dremel tool to do the same on the drum groove.
I probably would have spent much more money trying to fix this because it was barely able to be seen. I am not a great mechanic, but I sort of felt like one with this problem.
I use to work on my on vehicles, but age has taken care of that option for the most part. I knew it was from the back drivers side, so I removed the drum and greased all wear points and while doing that, I noticed a slight spot of shiny metal where something appeared to be rubbing. It was very faint, but noticeable. The drum has a groove where the lip of the backing plate fits into. This is to keep moisture or debris from getting into the pad assembly. I filed the lip of the backing plate and used a dremel tool to do the same on the drum groove.
I probably would have spent much more money trying to fix this because it was barely able to be seen. I am not a great mechanic, but I sort of felt like one with this problem.