Your car’s brake drums rarely need replacement. Based on regular driving conditions, the brake drums is designed to last for around 200,000 kilometres, while the brake shoes are meant to last for about 80,000 kilometres. Various factors, such as corrosion, can affect the longevity and, in some cases, the drum can wear out sooner.
How to Measure Drum Brake Shoes
To measure the brake shoe lining, you will need to use a tire tread depth gauge and insert it into each rivet on the brake shoe. Place the flat base of the tire depth gauge on the brake lining and then push the sliding ruler down. This will determine even or uneven brake shoe wear.
Do drum brakes have calipers, rotors, or wheel bearings?
Drum brakes are typically found in the rear of your car or truck, and they feature wheel cylinders, brake shoes, and brake drums. Disc brakes, however, which are located on the front part of your car or truck, have brake pads that press against a rotor when the pedal is applied to stop. The pads are connected to brake calipers that frame the brake rotor.
