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From: "UFO" <techforce@nospam.gmx.com>
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Subject: 1998 Ford F150 rear drum brakes
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 12:03:12 -0400
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Made a boo boo and left the e brake engaged for 50 miles and turns out the 
passenger rear drum locked up and I left a long skidmark in a parking lot 
trying to leave before it eventually freed up.

Finally opened that side up yesterday, no hardware is broken, but the front 
shoe overheated, has a lot of cracks in the material and its quite thin, so 
I am figuring on new shoes and hardware kit...may as well do both sides.

Seems a lot of people replace the wheel cylinders at the same time, but when 
I pressed the brake pedal all the way down, the cylinder works both ways so 
despite that heat, I guess its ok.

The drum itself looks ok, no grooves but last time I did a system like this 
over 20 yrs ago, we turned the drums at the auto parts store to resurface 
them.

These days, I think thats a lost art? Do they still do it at Autozone etc?

Otherwise, if I dont get them resurfaced, will there be problems down the 
road with new shoes?