Right rear brake shoe extremely hot

LANDREWS

MEMBER
2002 JEEP LIBERTY
6 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
75,000 MILES

For the past year or so I have been plagued with rapid wear of the right rear brake shoe. I've replaced rear shoes, drums, front pads, and rotors.

I notice when driving that the right rear brakes are getting incredibly hot; enough to "sizzle" after driving in the rain. When replacing the shoes, the old lining was heat cracked.

I've been performing my own repairs for over 20 years, and have never before experienced this condition.

Do I have a front left caliper hanging up or is it a master cylinder? Thanks in advance.

Thursday, August 7th, 2008 AT 7:45 PM

1 Reply

KASEKENNY

MECHANIC
18,907 POSTS

The front would not cause the rear to hang up. So, if you have a signal side hanging up in the rear then we need to start with a wheel cylinder issue.

More than likely this is sticking and not releasing causing the issue. So, I would replace the rear shoes again if you have not done so recently and change the wheel cylinder as well.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-rear-brake-shoes-and-drums

Here is a video on how to do this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j7qDoi1LP0

I am also attaching the info from the manual on how to do this as well.

Please run through this and let us know what you find with this. Thanks

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