Overhaul a bicycle drum brake - Silent the squeak, make your brake work again!

[@user-es6bo2qn7i]

thanks for this video! not a lot of drum brake bikes around where I am, but I saw an ild schwinn with one, and wanted to see the basic setup of how a drum brake works. you're video quality is great!

[@GordoGambler]

LOL. Hey you aren't sanding a windmill, 80 grit?? You took 2,000 miles life off the pads. You didn't clean the whole hub either, lazy. But my 2012 SA XL-FDD dyno never got that dirty in 32,000 miles, including Vietnam and China on tour. The bike is 120 lbs too. Some mud did get in and rust the corner once. Some days the shoulder had slime all day. I never would have left home without this AWESOME brake. I use 180 or 220 grit, very LIGHTLY rubbing twice. Then a few tiny scratches of the drum across the flow for grip and to take off the shine. It's NEVER squealed. Neither has my Rohloff14 disc with a cable TRP Spyre caliper with resin pads. I use solvent to clean the inside parts. Roller brakes are the STUPIDEST thing ever put on a bicycle. They are heavier, always drag and heat up like a firecracker.

[@cyclemaintenanceacademy]

Hi and thanks for your comment and for sharing your experience with others. There are some great tips here that viewers should definitely consider. However, sanding the glaze off the pads with 80 grit reduces the lifespan by 2000 miles is quite something! 😂😂😂 And yes, I must admit, I was so lazy for not cleaning the hub in the video on servicing a bicycle drum brake. I bet if I did, you would tell me off for not cleaning the rest of the bike too! 😉

[@monkehbitch]

If you get 500 miles out of a set of PADS you're doing well. I will try this videos advice, and your advice. Drum brakes are quite expensive so maybe 8000 miles out of these is great going!

[@muhammadrauf2600]

​@@cyclemaintenanceacademy hahaha good response! 🤣

[@jamescole2093]

Thanks for the video! Oh that person that said it was lazy is a bozo.