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Originally Posted by MaineRunna
The fibrous nature of the brake dust indicates to me that the brake shoes were contaminated with brake fluid when the wheel cylinder was leaking. Definitely will cause a grabby/ sticky brake especially when damp out or the brakes are cold. Clean the shoes with brake cleaner spray and sand them a a little. Sometimes I will take a torch and burn the gear oil or brake fluid out of the shoes. (carefully, you don't want to cook them.) Clean the drums out really well also. Make sure your e-brake bell cranks are not seized up as well. If not and cleaning the shoes and drums doesn't fix the problem, replace the shoes.
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Very informative! Thank you. I'll definitely follow that line of attack if I continue to have problems. I did not realize what the fibrous brake dust meant, now I do! I used brake cleaner on the shoes but I did not sand them.. I only lightly sanded the drums. Again, I'll post back if I have issues.
Also thank you for the picture of what a axle seal leak looks like! I definitely don't think I am having that issue .
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