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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 08:09 PM
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Just pulled one of my rear drums off to look at it and found out it was all cracked up bad?
 

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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 08:20 PM
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did you try to use some cleaner on those before you took that pic??some of those look like lines created from pulling the drum off the brake shoes,how do the shoes look??
 
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No they are cracks and
 

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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 08:26 PM
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Where are the cracks? They do look like a rub mark from the shoes.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 08:32 PM
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The strange thing is
are now very long
 

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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 08:49 PM
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Ok a closer look now do you see the cracks??
 

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Another look
 

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There's something there but I don't know what it is.
 
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Sometimes the drums crack from repeated heat cycles over time. Replace the drums with decent replacement parts and your rolling down the road with rear brakes. It would be a good idea to replace or at least free up and grease the adjuster on your rear brakes while you are at it.
 
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It is very weird the cracks are


I'm out good by
 

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