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Old Dec 23, 2000 | 04:48 PM
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Drum brakes are falling apart!

My sisters 95 Monte Carlo has rear drums and one side keeps falling apart. The adjuster fell off and mared the drum and destroyed everything. What could cause this to just fall apart like that?

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Old Dec 23, 2000 | 05:39 PM
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weak springs, shoes not installed correctly, pivot points not lubed

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