parking brake spring rubbing on hub

otis_301 · Apr 28, 2012

I replaced bearings, races seals, rotors, pads, calipers and parking brake shoes. Now the outside top spring is rubbing on the inboard side of the hub and squealing. Does anybody have any good ideas why this is, how to fix the problem? Oh, and replace all the hardware for the shoes.

At first I thought that I maybe the was a specific way the shoes were to go on, but after inspection of new shoes they are all the same. Old spring is not straight it has a slight bend just above the hub, new spring is straight. Maybe the hardware kit from NAPA is crap?

The spring is now worn about half way through.

03 tx pwr stroke · Apr 28, 2012

Sounds like you got the wrong spring. Order/buy one with the bend in it.

otis_301 · Apr 28, 2012

I probably should have said in the beginning that I am not sure in the origianl spring was suppose to have that bend in it. I was not exactly easy on the old stuff.

So, should the small spring on the top have a slight bend in it to avoid the hub?

shorty2tall · Apr 29, 2012

Go into napa tm talk to them about it see if they'll check and see if another box has a bent one. If it doesn't maybe theyll be cool and give u one. Then u can bend it sense you've rubbed through urs almost.

Patrick