Jittering rear brakes

Tiny
GEORGE GREEN 5280
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  • 1992 FORD AEROSTAR
  • 6 CYL
Greetings all

I'm driving a 1992 Ford Aerostar with drum, antilock brakes on the rear wheels.

And a few months ago I pulled into a parking lot, set the parking brake, and went into a store. Then, when I was done inside the store, I drove out of the parking lot but forgot to release the emergency brake.

And by accident I drove it this way for about 100 miles.

The rear brakes, including the antilock part, still work, but now they jitter when applied.

What happened and how do I fix it?
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 AT 8:35 PM

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Tiny
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The drums got hot and are egg-shaped. If there is enough metal left to meet the published maximum legal diameter, they can be machined just as is done during a normal brake job.
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 AT 8:45 PM

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