Grinding from a rear wheel, or a parking brake that's gone soft? Our certified mechanics replace and adjust rear drum brake shoes wherever your car is parked. No shop visit, no towing, no waiting room.
Tell us what's going on and we'll get back to you with pricing, usually within the hour during business hours.
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Brake shoes are the drum-brake equivalent of pads, most commonly found on the rear axle of trucks, older vehicles, and some economy cars, and they're also what most parking brakes rely on. As shoes wear down, they lose contact with the drum, which shows up as reduced stopping power, a weak parking brake, or grinding once the shoe wears down to metal.
We inspect the drum along with the shoes, since a scored or out-of-round drum affects how well new shoes will perform.
A grinding or scraping sound from a rear wheel usually means a shoe has worn down to bare metal.
Most parking brakes engage the rear shoes, so a parking brake that no longer holds is a common sign of worn shoes.
Worn shoes make less contact with the drum, which can noticeably lengthen stopping distance over time.
Like pads, most shoes have a wear indicator that squeals once they're due for replacement.
This rear drum job was done right in the customer's driveway, both shoes replaced and adjusted, wheel cylinder checked for leaks, and the parking brake tested before we packed up. No shop visit, no towing, no waiting room.
Tell us what's going on and we'll give you a straight, no-obligation price before we ever touch your car.
Once we're on site, we pull the drum and check the shoes, springs, and hardware so nothing gets missed, and confirm final pricing before any work starts.
We install new shoes matched to your vehicle and properly adjust them to the drum for even contact and a firm parking brake.
We test the brakes and parking brake, torque everything to spec, and leave your driveway as clean as we found it. That's the Green Glove Guarantee.
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