For the first time this year I've had to spend some cash since the resto was done over 4 years ago, the MOT came up with the brakes hardly working and the front drums were stripped and refitted with new parts. They worked a treat. On route to alive n v dubbin in Ipswich I could smell like a clutch/brake smell and a few miles later white smoke poured from the o/s/r drum. it was too hot to touch so sat in a layby had some dinner waiting for recovery services who eventually arrived and freed off the shoes inside the drum enough to continue on the last couple of miles before driving carefully home. I was also towing my eriba pan so was already driving carefully as it was the first time I had done some miles with it.
Now the local garage I used fitted some new rear shoes but the drum on the o/s/r still warms up, not as much, but I've not done the miles to do so. They have told me I need new drums and that the wheel bearings need replacing too. apparently the n/s/r bearing is worse tho.
Reading up I've seen that just replacing the bearings could cure the issues, does this make sense? and these are much more easily available than the drums, would this work? has anyone had any experience with the same?
I'm off to the Isle of White later this week and taking the pan too, help needed ASAP please and thank you.
Now the local garage I used fitted some new rear shoes but the drum on the o/s/r still warms up, not as much, but I've not done the miles to do so. They have told me I need new drums and that the wheel bearings need replacing too. apparently the n/s/r bearing is worse tho.
Reading up I've seen that just replacing the bearings could cure the issues, does this make sense? and these are much more easily available than the drums, would this work? has anyone had any experience with the same?
I'm off to the Isle of White later this week and taking the pan too, help needed ASAP please and thank you.
